But Rwanda's constitution forbids the extradition of anyone to a country where they could face a death sentence.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

But a short time later, the government announced that the country's leader, Senior General Than Shwe, had ordered the sentence commuted to 1 1/2 years under house arrest.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

The first function deals with recognizing a word, the second with understanding the word's context in a sentence, and the third lets us articulate the word by speaking.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Noriega's attorney, Olivier Metzner, told journalists that the sentence was severe.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

She was ordered to remain under house arrest for another one and a half years - a sentence that human rights groups and foreign governments say was aimed at preventing her from participating in next year's elections.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14