41.   Analysts say Microsoft faces a harsh penalty and a lengthy appeals process.

42.   ANC legislators said Tuesday that de Lille deserved a harsh penalty for smearing the names and reputations of respected leaders under the protection of legislative privilege.

43.   Amended in June, the Computer Misuse Act seeks to enhance security, deter computer criminals with harsh penalties and broaden powers of investigation.

44.   Analysts said any company that misses profit expectations is likely to face a harsh penalty in the market.

45.   Attempting to pervert the course of justice can theoretically result in a life sentence, but such a harsh penalty is virtually never imposed.

46.   Barksdale was testifying on behalf of the nine states seeking harsh penalties against Microsoft for using unfair tactics to prey on rivals.

47.   Chinese officials have said that use of illegal drugs is an individual act and they have backed harsh penalties for those caught violating the rules.

48.   Chinese environmental officials investigating the dumping of foreign trash have threatened harsh penalties for companies who mislabel shipments of garbage.

49.   Confiscation of assets of the culprits has to be enforced strictly with harsh penalties.

50.   Domestic steel companies and their union allies urged a federal panel to recommend harsh penalties on cheaper imported steel to help the struggling U.S. industry.