11.   Lance sternly lectured the boys, threatening harsher punishment if they violate their probations.

12.   Lawmakers would rather see harsher punishment.

13.   Men wanted harsher punishment for perpetrators.

14.   Other states also are imposing harsher punishment.

15.   The disclosure of his history has fired debate over harsher punishment for sex crimes against children.

16.   The government had asked that Nawaz Sharif receive the death penalty, and Qureshi said he may well request the higher court to consider the harsher punishment.

17.   The law also imposes harsher punishment on heads of criminal organizations.

18.   The Senate, as expected, approved harsher punishment Wednesday for people who bring women and children to the United States and force them into prostitution or sweatshop labor.

19.   They maintain that sex offenders are very much in need of treatment, not harsher punishment, and note that only a small minority go on to commit murder.

20.   Today, this pristine city-state of antiseptic high-rises, marble shopping malls and hard-driving executives is widely known for its tough laws and even harsher punishments.