Maybe in hashkafah/aggadatah. But in halacha, it seems they were quite lenient. Ever heard of the heter of in front of 3? Just from the Gemara, it is very lenient but the medieval commentators limit its application and the Chofetz Chaim takes a pretty stringent shittah in explaining that Gemara which basically renders the leniency basically, practically, inapplicable.
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