71.   Having found themselves under much closer scrutiny since capturing Kabul this year, Taliban leaders have hinted at softening their strict version of Islam.

72.   He said most checks are completed within hours and that the extra time was needed in cases where closer scrutiny was required.

73.   In some places, the actual covers will hang next to the paintings to allow for closer scrutiny.

74.   Mainland Chinese corporations raised in a twilight zone of vague regulations and personal ties are facing closer scrutiny as Beijing opens markets wider under the World Trade Organization.

75.   Many Washington analysts agree, saying a Republican-run Congress could mean closer scrutiny of foreign aid and treaties with Russia and more defense spending.

76.   Meciar, whose autocratic ways would come under closer scrutiny if Slovakia were to move closer to Western Europe, is ambivalent about NATO membership.

77.   Roger Leenders, the European Community ambassador to Namibia, said such a request would come under closer scrutiny due to the borehole controversy.

78.   Since the Watergate affair which brought down President Nixon, American presidents have been under much closer scrutiny.

79.   The EU executive Commission said it was concerned this threatened fair competition meriting closer scrutiny though the agreements have yet to be fully implemented.

80.   The crisis has impressed upon the authorities the need for stricter supervision and an area that needs even closer scrutiny is private overseas borrowings, Prasarn said.