Egyptian Christians have accused the post-Mubarak governing military council of being too lenient on the perpetrators of the attacks.

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Mr Romney has repeatedly accused the president of being too lenient with what he has called China's unfair trade practices.

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The attorney general has been asked by a Conservative MP to appeal against the sentences given to Huhne and Pryce for being too lenient.

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America's Chapter 11 has been criticised for being too lenient on companies, but it is well tested, predictable and accepted by debtors and creditors alike.

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However, the Kennebunk police apparently decided they were being too lenient with the men, and thus re-released the names today, this time, with middle initials.

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And while the Inland Revenue is being told to be lenient on farmers suffering just now, it may get unluckier yet when normal sales eventually resume and the taxman starts hunting for luckpennies to tax.

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But Labour peer and entrepreneur Lord Sugar warned that the changes being made were "too lenient and to the advantage of the printed media - the national press".

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The 2005 law, a set of amendments to bankruptcy law passed in 1978, was precipitated by a concern among lawmakers that the bankruptcy system was too lenient and was being abused, observers say.

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"While some employers tend to be more lenient with worker punctuality, 30 percent say they have terminated an employee for being late, " said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources for CareerBuilder.com.

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