not automatic

The punishment is not automatic.

Jackson and her colleagues also returned several times to the fact that safety valve relief is not automatic—that however the justices decide this particular question, a defendant must meet several other eligibility criteria and convince a judge of their worthiness for discretionary relief to actually get a shorter sentence.

The act provides for a range of policy responses, including sanctions or waivers, but they are not automatic.

The statement cautioned that resumption of sales "is not automatic and depends on Japan's agreement."

“It’s not automatic by virtue of just having a job on a project or being a member of the union,” Crabtree-Ireland said.