21.   Business leaders joined in the call for tougher academic standards as a way to raise the qualifications of the work force.

22.   But Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Antonin Scalia, both conservative and pro-prosecution, argued in favor of the tougher standard.

23.   But Coast Guard officials, with prodding from the NTSB, pushed for tougher standards.

24.   But Microsoft will point to a strong concurring opinion that called for a tougher standard for the government to meet when it alleges tying.

25.   But representatives of the furniture industry oppose the tougher standards for home furniture being advocated by some critics.

26.   But monitoring in those cities clearly show that ozone levels there exceed the tougher new standard.

27.   But there are those who say that, in fairness to Dell, tougher standards may be necessary.

28.   But there could be progress on tougher standards and in some cases more choice within the context of the public school system.

29.   But tougher standards requiring schools to raise performance levels, endorsed by both candidates, could pass.

30.   But those guidelines have since been replaced by tougher standards, which the district will have five to seven years to meet.