Still, the relatively mild penalty for insubordination reflects broad community sympathy for him.

Enforcement by the state's health department has been hampered by inadequate financing and mild penalties for breaking the law.

It was the mildest penalty that could have been imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which is overseeing the savings industry bailout.

Moreover, members of the European Community balked at imposing all but mild penalties at the time.

Other milder penalties could also be imposed in some towns.

A police spokesman said that the increase in cases reflected the growing ease of filing complaints, and that milder penalties meant fewer serious offenses were being committed.

The bill calls for fairly mild penalties for persecuting Christians and other worshipers - banning American loans and non-humanitarian aid to guilty nations.

Discharge was a mild penalty, since the worker could obtain other employment through the hiring hall.

Maybe the coach or the athlete isn't there, and maybe they've gotten a milder penalty because of that.

Although Mr. Durenberger appealed to the committee for a milder penalty, his press secretary, Lois West, said he would not fight the recommendation.