21.   A powerful consumer group has been campaigning for stiff punishments for negligent doctors and has suggested that their right to practice should be revoked, if found guilty.

22.   Mario Pescante, president of the Italian Olympic Committee, had previously called for stiff punishment for Bugno.

23.   The authorities here however have waged a merciless war against drug trafficking in the past five years, sealing off borders and handing down stiff punishments to smugglers.

24.   The Iranian authorities have ordered the population to hand over their firearms and ammunition by Sunday or face stiff punishments, the state radio said Saturday.

25.   The practice has been reported from premier educational institutions in India, sparking demands for stiff punishment against offenders.