Public opinion would see those enemies as the stooges of the Organization of the Islamic Conference who continuously and by every means pressure European governments to punish severely what it consider blasphemy according to shariah law.

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Shareholders complained that the award was too lenient, but the judge who made it was keen not to punish too severely a company that he considered had made great efforts to reform itself.

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Mballa said Fecafoot would not hesitate to severely punish anyone involved in corrupting match officials.

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In response, firms will need to be even more transparent in their dealings with customers, who will punish them severely if they fail to keep their promises.

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After Mexico, governments should have found ways to punish rescued lenders more assuredly and more severely.

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