be lenient
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It "absolutely makes sense" to be lenient with migration rules when firms face staff shortages, the former chief economist of the Bank of England says.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
Kay’s middle child, 20-year-old Carter, said during the sentencing hearing that his father “wouldn’t do something bad willingly” and urged the judge to be lenient.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022
The defense team for Ms. Griner, an Olympian who plays for the Phoenix Mercury W.N.B.A. team, has been trying to persuade the judge to be lenient.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Terabelian’s attorney, Ryan Fraser, urged Wilson to be lenient on her because she was not an “essential player” in the fraud and money laundering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
"I ask the court to be lenient, in consideration of his age," says the attorney.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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