<span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.englishdaily626.com/tfvocab.php?032"><a href='http://www.englishdaily626.com/tfvocab.php?032' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.englishdaily626.com/tfvocab.php?032</a> </a></span><br/><b>The judge was noted for his clemency <span style="background-color:#ffcc00;">toward</span> first offenders.</b><br/><br/>Would it be okay to say "to" in place of <span style="background-color:#ffcc00;">toward</span>?