1.   But regulators are taking a harder line these days.

2.   Although the rationale for such actions was to protect taxpayers from losses, Franklin Savings went into the red after regulators took over.

3.   And regulators take any very literally.

4.   As the demand for home offices has risen, certain regulators have taken notice.

5.   Bank regulators already take into account the way individual banks measure their exposure to risk in the derivatives markets.

6.   Bank regulators are taking steps most observers say were inevitable, closing thrifts that have no hope of recovery.

7.   Backed by a new law, regulators have taken aim at insider traders.

8.   A few years ago, federal regulators took issue with some New Balance ads that claimed its shoes were made in the United States.

9.   A. American and European securities regulators have taken this allegation seriously but the investigation has found no proof of such a scheme.

10.   But because of the peculiar characteristics of the Internet business, accountants and securities regulators are taking a closer look at the issue.