The phrase "lenient standard" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a set of expectations that are more forgiving or tolerant than usual. For example, "The school has a lenient standard for attendance; students only need to attend class once a week to pass."
BP believes it should be held to a more lenient standard.
But the more lenient standard for light trucks was the object of particular scrutiny in Congress earlier this year.
According to the Transportation Department report, light trucks from G.M. and DaimlerChrysler were unable to meet even the more lenient standard.
Now, cases will only be pursued if the past infractions violated a much more lenient standard that takes effect next month.
With the most lenient standard, which would have counted dimpled ballots, Mr. Gore would have won by 332 votes, the newspapers reported.
The court held, 7 to 0, that in ordinary criminal prosecutions the government had improperly used the more lenient standard the law allows for collecting information on foreign spies and terrorists.
He failed to mention any of the less lenient standards.
And China lacks an effective inspection system to enforce even its more lenient standards.
The wall is critical because the act allows wiretapping and the search of espionage and terrorism suspects under more lenient standards than the Constitution permits in criminal prosecutions.
The ruling today comes two months after the United States Supreme Court upheld a voucher law in Ohio under the more lenient standards of the United States Constitution's establishment clause.
When the Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted in 1938, it set more lenient standards for children doing farm work than nonagricultural work, largely because farm work was seen as wholesome and family-oriented.
