Sentence examples for lenient or less from inspiring English sources

Deinstitutionalization should not be about becoming more lenient or less punitive; it should be about being pro-social and supportive of the reintegration of ex-offenders while maintaining the health and safety of the community.

The IRS defines a temporary leave of absence as a period of one year or less, but the courts have been more lenient and approved deductions for educational expenses for a leave of more than a year.

Now, I know he's officially in the hands of the Iraqi police, but you and I and the rest of the world knows that Nouri al-Maliki will do more or less whatever you like and he's bound to take a lenient view, if you do.

Or less.

Or less than that".

(Mixtapes, more or less).

Or less dense?

Or, less wonderfully, unrealistic?

Or less accommodating ones.

More or less.

Or less risk-taking.