lenient

Preposition: about

• chore: Be lenient about chores and untidiness, give them a break and understand lost tempers and moodiness.

Modifies a noun

• sentencing: She wants all examples of lenient sentencing sent to her.
• sentence: An unduly lenient sentence must not be simply lenient.
• punishment: UK Sport, which oversees drugs testing in Britain, is considering more lenient punishments.
• penalty: You will be denied any right to defend yourself and obtain a more lenient penalty.
• attitude: But some of the most keenly intelligent philosophers have taken a surprisingly lenient attitude to this issue.

Modifying Another Word

• unduly: An unduly lenient sentence must not be simply lenient.
• too: The standard question " Are courts too harsh, too lenient or about right?
• very: Our law system is very lenient about giving information.
• so: Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
• relatively: May 02: Sue Speight is disappointed by the relatively lenient sentences handed down to the men convicted of her husband's murder.
• pretty: Yes, 250 words, tho we are pretty lenient about the issue.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Two Stanley players were cautioned for foul and abusive language toward the referee during the first half, as the official seemed somewhat lenient.
• become: The public need to know whether crime rates are increasing and whether courts are becoming more lenient.
• get: Thanks to ever increasing competition, the lenders are also getting lenient with time.

Preposition: in

• case: Punishments are considered by those polled to be far too lenient in cases of death or serious injury is caused.

Preposition: with

• people: From: Steve Lund Date: Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 6:12 pm judges are lenient with people like me.