In exchange for reduced charges of attempted manslaughter, Mr. Gotti and Mr. Ruggiero pleaded guilty, and each received a lenient prison term of four years.
His membership came through in 1953 when his father, a factory director, was sentenced in one of hundreds of show trials to 18 months in prison - the lenient term owing only to Stalin's death that year.
The deal also includes more lenient terms on an existing government investment in AIG preferred shares and a lower interest rate on a $60bn government credit line.
In his speech announcing his intentions to the world, he offered Hanoi what seem to be the most lenient terms for a settlement that have ever been offered by this Administration or its predecessor.
Only the urgent call for assistance from the King prevented him from doing so, forcing him to agree more lenient terms in exchange for a prompt surrender.
Qutayba initially granted surprisingly lenient terms: the payment of an annual tribute and the provision of an auxiliary corps as with Bukhara and Khwarizm, as well as the construction of a mosque inside the city and the celebration of prayers there by the Arab army.
At best Mr Tsipras might win more lenient terms for its repayment, notably a further extension of maturities which already stretch far into the future.There are solid grounds for thinking a deal is possible.
The much more divisive question is whether the government should preserve the benefits that the companies provide to middle-class borrowers, including lower interest rates, lenient terms and the ability to get a mortgage even when banks are not making other kinds of loans.
The pro-consumer side, arguing for more lenient terms for Americans who go broke, often had a one-vote majority on the panel.
Despite the government's objections, the delegates are likely to adopt a constitutional ban on extradition of cocaine traffickers wanted in the United States--a threat Gaviria has used to try to persuade them to surrender and face trial on lenient terms in Colombia.
After Chaeronea, Philip inflicted a harsh punishment upon Thebes, but made peace with Athens on very lenient terms.
