Among the major problems was that senior officials were often perceived as receiving lenient treatment for wrongdoing.

Also, some applicants might hope for lenient treatment during the negotiations.

The Saudi government encouraged those named on the list to surrender, and promised lenient treatment.

Many of them are buying themselves more lenient treatment by helping the Government with its case against others.

She had just turned 16, but gave her age as 15, hoping for more lenient treatment.

Norris, at 16 years and 8 months, was even younger, meaning he could expect slightly more lenient treatment.

The officers were protesting what they said was lenient treatment of inmates.

The owner of a private landmark building would probably consider such treatment extraordinarily lenient.

On March 7, 1906, he was dismissed from the active military service for his lenient treatment of the mutineers.

The group also opposed what it described as lenient treatment for federal offenders.