Sentence examples for considered lenient from inspiring English sources

Police departments across Japan were inundated with telephone calls and e-mail messages from people expressing anger over what they considered lenient treatment of the officials.

Other experts say that amid the present difficulties, there are broader policy reasons for considering lenient antitrust treatment of the industry.

The psychiatrist depicts Mr. Arbabsiar as being open about his responsibility and his interest in being considered for lenient treatment.

On Friday, hundreds of Sudanese in Khartoum, the capital, protested what they considered a lenient punishment and called for her to be put to death.

Found guilty of obstructing justice, Bonds was sentenced to what prosecutors considered a lenient two years of probation and six months of home confinement.

But in a sentence that was likely to be considered shockingly lenient here, the court sentenced him to serve 19 years in prison — 35 years minus 16 years for time already served.

Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire in central Java on Tuesday to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.

This year, a movie based on the real-life story of a former mathematics professor who attacked a judge with a crossbow because of a verdict he considered too lenient became a box-office hit.

"This particular issue is one that can divide members in the House and Senate from the president if he embraces a deal that is considered too lenient on the immigration issue," warned Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C ., chaiR-N.C . the chairmantive Hofse Freedom Caucus.

The NFL's decision to suspend Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games for a domestic violence incident involving his now-wife has focused sharp criticism on the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell for a penalty that many considered too lenient.

In Washington, President Clinton, who as a candidate attacked President Bush for "coddling" dictators in China, must try to ensure that Vice President Gore is not vulnerable to attack from the Republican presidential candidates for policies considered too lenient toward Russia.