11.   State regulators have tended to be more lenient in allowing banks into such businesses as real estate development.

12.   The Army is also asking these school districts to be more lenient in accepting newly transferred students into extracurricular activities and sports.

13.   The lawsuit alleges that the state has been too lenient in some of its requirements.

14.   The official version was that he had been too lenient in some war-crimes trials.

15.   The penalties represented a quick and decisive step by Budig, who has been criticized in the past for being too deliberate or too lenient in his disciplinary rulings.

16.   The U.S. Supreme Court has been lenient in allowing restrictions to be placed on federal funds.

17.   There are also suspicions that some banks are getting credit card accounts by being a bit too lenient in deciding who is a good credit.

18.   To be sure, we agree with the state courts that in spite of excluding some applicants, the Council is rather lenient in admitting participants.

19.   Although federal gun controls apply equally across the country, state laws regarding firearms are lenient in Mississippi.

20.   A hearing is set for Wednesday in Palm Beach Circuit Court on a motion seeking to force the board to be more lenient in its interpretation of valid ballots.