The particular example shows an example of a minimal pair, meaning that the sentences vary by just one element.

Previous sentences varied widely, and officials say the maximum was rarely imposed.

A sentence should not vary depending on whether a victim makes a statement or not.

And they need to give full explanations where sentences vary.

The sentences that they passed varied from execution to flogging to banishment.

The sentences for other members varied, ranging from 2 to 10 years.

Depending on whether a person is a Muslim or not, the sentence varies according to circumstances.

The following table is meant to indicate how the verb stem and/or the sentence ending can vary depending on the logical subject.

Other sentences in the investigation have varied widely.

The sentences varied in syntactic complexity and were either plausible or implausible.