1.   Ashcroft contended that White, who is black, was too lenient toward criminals.

2.   But nine other states oppose the settlement, saying it is too lenient toward Microsoft.

3.   In the course of trying to win support for his proposals, Pataki has repeatedly criticized judges for decisions that he considers too lenient toward criminals.

4.   Judges, say prosecutors, may be lenient toward a baby-faced defendant and give probation.

5.   Other monitoring efforts have sprouted because some groups think the association is too lenient toward manufacturers while others believe it is too harsh.

6.   Pitofsky said the analysis should not be taken as a sign that the agency had reversed its general policy, which has been lenient toward vertical mergers.

7.   US District Judge Stanley Sporkin had rejected the decree, saying it was too lenient toward Microsoft.

8.   But it has faced opposition from nationalists in the Yugoslav leadership who have portrayed the reformists as too lenient toward the West.

9.   Dallari was accused of being lenient toward big supermarket chains.

10.   He was also perceived as being lenient toward Colombian Marxist rebels as foreign minister, a post he occupied before becoming defense minister.