1.   But Widnall was criticized as being too lenient by Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, a decorated fighter pilot.

2.   The sentence was branded as lenient by community leaders and challenged in an unusual sentencing appeal by government prosecutors.

3.   The sentences were seen as lenient by anti-Israeli guerrillas and their supporters and harsh by relatives of the condemned and some politicians.

4.   The sentence was viewed as too lenient by some domestic-violence groups.