The phrase "a much more lenient" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the level of leniency between two or more subjects, indicating that one is significantly more lenient than the other.
Example: "The new policy is a much more lenient approach to discipline than the previous one."
Alternatives: "far more lenient" or "considerably more lenient".
After all, when the center-left Democratic Party candidate, Yukio Hatoyama, rose to power in June 2009, Tokyo pursued a much more lenient line toward Beijing.
Now, cases will only be pursued if the past infractions violated a much more lenient standard that takes effect next month.
Graeme on the other hand takes a much more lenient approach.
Schneiderman, armed with New York state's Martin Act, can bring suit against alleged fraudsters without having to prove that they intended to commit fraud, a much more lenient standard than available to federal securities regulators.
Critics have also launched a recall campaign against Persky over his decision to sentence Turner to six months in county jail – a punishment that is much more lenient than the two years in prison prescribed by law.
In some places, it's necessary to acquire a license to handle, own, and carry a firearm, while in other places the restrictions are much more lenient.
"Alabama is not exactly a hotbed of liberalism, but even their voter ID law is much, much more lenient and permissive than Texas," Singh said.
In fact, growing cannabis is a criminal offence in the Netherlands just like in New Zealand, but the sentences are much more lenient, he says.
The Land Use Ordinance would also be much more lenient about home occupations than zoning regulations would, an important issue in these towns where many people work out of their houses.
In fact, rather inconveniently, the public seems to support immigration policies much more lenient than anything Mr Obama can offer through executive action, including a pathway to citizenship for those who are here illegally.There is, however, an even more significant barrier to a Republican effort to pass their own preferred immigration policy: as Ezra Klein puts it, they don't have one.
Federal fuel economy rules are much more lenient for sport utility vehicles than for cars.
