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The phrase "lenient on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where someone is being forgiving or not strict about rules or behavior.
Example: "The teacher was lenient on the students who submitted their assignments late due to unforeseen circumstances."
Alternatives: "forgiving towards" or "easy on".
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Korean culture is very lenient on boys.
"They were too lenient on him".
And why so lenient on lobsters?
Mandela was too lenient on the whites.
"Japan is lenient on people with authority," she says.
But they're more lenient on people when you're winning.
Palestinians, meanwhile, view it as too lenient on the Israelis.
I'm lenient on on-field umpires, because that's very hard.
"I am humbly asking if you could be lenient on me".
But others joined their Republican rivals in finding the bill too lenient on immigrants.
Critics of TARP have argued that the government was too lenient on the banks.
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