1.   She said he was also shocked that the leaders did not include any of his proposals to change welfare or toughen sentences for violent criminals in their budget.

2.   The plan stresses building more prisons and toughening sentences, a deterrent whose effects are debatable.

3.   Congress is also debating a series of laws that would toughen sentences for kidnapping and give the police greater powers in the fight against crime.

4.   European governments, under pressure from human rights organizations, have in recent years toughened sentences against crews who toss stowaways overboard.

5.   Several more oppose a bill that toughens sentences for hate crimes against gays and other minorities.

6.   The EU also will accelerate plans to tighten visa regulations, quicken deportation procedures and toughen sentences on people smugglers.

7.   The European Union passed new guidelines to combat child pornography Tuesday that toughen sentences for those convicted and make it easier for victims to seek help.

8.   The government is reviewing the limits on police, and it plans to toughen sentences for organized crime and armed assault.

9.   They endorsed a French initiative to harmonize anti-drug trade laws, toughen sentences for dealers and increase police cooperation.

10.   Under the French-proposed initiative, the EU governments will harmonize anti-drug trade laws, toughen sentences for dealers and increase police cooperation across the European Union.