1.   At a cabinet meeting that day she announced stricter measures governing the use of cars in cities during peak pollution periods.

2.   But the utility industry, which did more than any other sector to slow the growth of emissions under the voluntary plan, opposes stricter measures.

3.   Governor Whitman had to take stricter measures because New Jersey has less adequate water storage capacity than New York.

4.   In addition, Congress is considering a stricter measure that would give the Agriculture Department regulatory authority over manure treatment and its use as fertilizer.

5.   Last week, the House passed an amendment by Rep. Edward Markey calling for stricter anti-terror measures at nuclear power plants.

6.   Minnesota is insisting on stricter measures, attorneys said.

7.   Proposition L, the stricter measure, is opposed by Mayor Willie Brown, who was the driving force behind Proposition K.

8.   Responding to insistent calls for stricter protective measures, the French government said it would increase the testing of cattle headed for slaughterhouses.

9.   State tobacco sales laws now on the books allow counties and municipalities to pass even stricter measures of their own.

10.   Supporters of the stricter measures say they are needed because Mexican trucks fail inspections at higher rates than U.S. and Canadian rigs.