1.   Acknowledging that some people are going to allow their pets to run, regardless of harsh laws and fines, is simply facing reality.

2.   But the harsh laws responding to crack have not reduced overall drug use.

3.   Extradition law is a very harsh law.

4.   He said Latino businesspeople told him they found Texas far more welcoming than California, which has passed harsh laws on immigration and against affirmative action.

5.   Political leaders said harsh sentencing laws were intended to deter use of the most dangerous drugs, with crack at the top of the list.

6.   The executions were accompanied by announcements from the rebel leadership imposing harsh Islamic laws that have already turned transformed life in other parts of the country under Taliban rule.

7.   The rebel groups are demanding greater autonomy for the south and the repeal of harsh Islamic laws.

8.   There comes a point at which groups like this cannot even be stopped by harsh laws that border on endangering the basic rights of citizens.

9.   Yet all face indigenous Islamic movements that press for conservative reforms like the segregation of boys and girls in schools and colleges and imposition of harsh Shariah laws.

10.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said harsh Islamic laws were unsuitable for multi-racial Malaysia.