The men, though, were allowed more leeway – escapism, apparently, doesn't extend to the face and physique of notable men.
They allow more leeway rather than enforcing leniency, and do not apply directly to the state courts where most drug cases are heard.
Although Communist Party officials have the ability to block text messages and Internet traffic they find objectionable, the censors have until now allowed more leeway for boycott organizers.
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has argued against allowing more leeway before reaching budget targets set by Brussels, seemingly against the advice of the OECD.
The basketball operations department applied the same equation to the playoffs, but decided to allow more leeway, since the games carry higher stakes and emotion.
It remains to be seen whether Valls, who became prime minister in March, will be allowed more leeway in forming his new government, compared with the outgoing cabinet that reflected the internal contradictions of Hollande himself.
To much less fanfare last week, the White House also reportedly loosened the military engagement rules in Syria, so that US servicemen are allowed more leeway to kill civilians as collateral damage in pursuit of Isis.
Almost all of China's neighbors allowed more leeway for union activity than China does, though they were also notorious in the 1970's and 1980's for the sort of abuses common in China today.
But the mood shifted today, as word filtered out of the meetings that the developing countries would be allowed more leeway in meeting the commitments they made in the last round of talks, known as the Uruguay Round.
