Sentence examples for take a lenient from inspiring English sources

In Marylebone they take a lenient view of sleepers.

"Courts usually take a lenient view if confessional statements are made".

You might expect antitrust regulators to take a lenient view of tobacco-market concentration.

But even critics say he has softened over the years, and is more likely to take a lenient approach in the interest of avoiding an unnecessary confrontation with the army.

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.

The ref takes a lenient view.

For now, the federal government is taking a lenient approach to enforcement.

So is Dad (Mr. Laurie), a relaxed fellow who takes a lenient view of anything involving his children.

The state attorney general's office has also been accused of taking a lenient approach to harassment complaints.

The owners had taken a lenient attitude to public access, so the property is familiar territory to many residents.

And the courts are "taking a lenient stance", often allowing people to pay off their debts at perhaps just £5 a week.