The outrageous practices revealed this week will doubtless be treated with the same leniency.
Related: Petraeus leaks: Obama's leniency reveals 'profound double standard', lawyer says Later, in Iraq, Petraeus was able to put his ideas into practice in the field, when he was placed in command of multinational forces during the 2007 surge – which he was key in helping to orchestrate.
The billionaire was convicted of fraud last year but was allowed to opt for community service instead of prison because of the leniency shown in Italy for those over 70 years old who are convicted of crimes.
Despite the relative leniency of the penalties imposed on the four, the judges took the view that their convictions were liable to discourage the media from doing such work.
There is also an irony attached to the QC hitting out at leniency shown to McCoist, Diouf and Bougherra when he sought exactly that for Lennon.
So if the egotistical Frenchman has it in him to be penitent, I believe the FA should treat him with a degree of leniency and not inflict a life sentence.
Greece vigorously denied asking for leniency from the Washington-based lender of last resort.
But no hint of leniency towards illegal immigrants goes unpunished by a certain sort of Republican activist, so the star of the Lone Star candidate is waning.
Though providing leniency for mere followers, it provides stiff penalties, including the death penalty, for cell leaders and those who organise demonstrations or communicate with branches of the movement abroad.
In a striking reversal, politicians who had once favoured a stern approach to immigration suddenly found themselves asking for greater leniency, fearing that their local economies could be damaged by strict INS enforcement.Odder still, business leaders sought out alliances with advocates for Latino causes, with whom they had long tangled over such matters as working conditions for plant employees.
Relying on the leniency of prosecutors is no substitute for getting rid of mandatory minimums.
