1.   The new measures will mean that oil spillages or leakage of other hazardous materials will be punishable with stiff fines or the imprisonment of company executives.

2.   There are stiff fines for non-compliance, and refuse collectors may rifle through rubbish left in unauthorised receptacles for clues to its origin.

3.   Under the rules, the Aintree executive could have faced stiff fines.

4.   But the worst offenders go to court on charges of dangerous driving and they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence.

5.   Among the bills in the drafting stage is one that would impose stiff fines on theater owners who violate the age requirement.

6.   At that point, commission chairman Robert Hallisey threatened Bergantino with contempt and a stiff fine.

7.   Because the refugees have immi gration documents, employers are spared the worry that they are hiring illegals and risking stiff federal fines.

8.   But for some defendants appearing in court Wednesday, there is the Constitution on the one hand, and the prospect of jail and stiff fines on the other.

9.   By imposing stiff fines on customers who want to terminate their contract, Ameritech effectively prevents customers from choosing an alternative local phone company, LCI said.