Word: lenient
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...from Syria to Russia to France have made it clear that some sort of change is necessary; the status quo is untenable. To revitalize the effort to install weapons inspectors on the ground in Iraq and to solidify the coalition supporting sanctions, the United States should immediately encourage more lenient and flexible sanctions, an expansion of international humanitarian aid to Iraq and direct U.S. assistance to Iraq's people...
...luring targets with the promise of escape, the traffickers can capitalize on more lenient visa requirements and lax law enforcement. Profits are considerable. The initial investment may be small-a few hundred dollars for dental work, new clothes and a plane ticket-but the payoff is upwards of $1,000 in Bucharest and $5,000 in Rome, plus prostitution profits generated along the way. The beauty of the trade, as one investigator puts it, lies in the fact that the victims can be sold and resold, producing income almost indefinitely. "It's better than mutual funds," quips the official...
...there are clearly more lenient proctors as well, he says...
First-years say enforcement of College alcohol policies in the Houses is much more lenient than it is in the Yard--an assessment that administrators do not refute...
Legally, the Crimson has little influence over this case. However, while decisions regarding his prosecution lie with the English Language Center and ultimately with the district attorney, we implore those responsible for administering justice to be lenient. No action occurs in a vacuum, and Chandrasekaran's crime ought to be considered with the mitigating circumstance that his mischievous actions were nothing more than typical college pranks. Chandrasekaran should pay any damages incurred by the ELC because of the crime, and he should be released. He has certainly already learned his lesson, and undergraduates have been warned by his example. Nothing...