1.   At Basle, environmentalists also called for stricter regulations on facilities for disposal of toxic waste in importing countries.

2.   There is an urgent need for stricter regulation.

3.   Law enforcement agencies are demanding stricter regulation of the sale of licit medications that can later be used in the home manufacture of illicit drugs.

4.   The all-party Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons has called for stricter regulations to prevent pollution by oil and chemical spills at sea.

5.   Stricter regulation of health and safety standards is called for.

6.   And stricter regulations govern districts.

7.   As a result, federal legislators and regulators are considering stricter regulation of clinical trials.

8.   Banks are trying to increase their capital-to-assets ratios to meet domestic and international banking standards before April, when stricter accounting regulations take effect.

9.   A congressional hearing last July raised the possibility of stricter regulation of ad content, though no legislative push has developed to date.