11.   Two years ago, officials began a crackdown on alcohol use during the project after occasional reports of drunkenness.

12.   Police in Europe and Algeria have begun a crackdown on criminal rings that channel weapons and fake identification documents to Muslim militants.

13.   Although Duan filed his suit before the Communist Party began a crackdown on dissent in late November, the case was seen as a portent of the political climate.

14.   As Turkey began the crackdown in the Kurdish-dominated southeast Monday, it also announced millions of dollars in aid for the impoverished region.

15.   But he has lost ground to the KLA since Serbian police began a crackdown in March.

16.   Canadian forest rangers began a crackdown Thursday on logging operations that Indians have been conducting on provincial land in defiance of an April court ruling.

17.   China began a crackdown on the poaching in April.

18.   Concerned by a rise in traffic-related deaths, city officials say police will soon begin a crackdown to catch reckless drivers.

19.   Earlier this month, Prime Minister Alain Juppe began a crackdown against militants demanding greater autonomy for the island.

20.   Facing a severe revenue shortfall, the government in the spring began a crackdown on major tax debtors.