However,lawyers point out that this was the maximum sentence the local court could have handed out for the offense for which the men were tried.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

And what you'll find is that the maximum work out is obtain for a reversible path.

对于各种可能的中间路径，我们将发现,做功做多的是可逆路径。

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They don't want him to go out. He's been in jail for more than 20 years now and the maximum rule is to keep him inside a cell.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07