11.   The vote was seen as a mandate to relax Islamic strictures and forge ahead with economic reforms to combat high inflation and unemployment.

12.   The vote was seen as an endorsement to relax Islamic strictures that govern daily living and forge ahead with economic reforms to combat high inflation and unemployment.

13.   The vote was seen as a mandate to relax Islamic strictures and forge ahead with economic reforms dealing with high inflation and unemployment.

14.   They charge that the group also would force Islamic strictures on all Egyptians.

15.   They have frustrated efforts by President Hashemi Rafsanjani to ease strict Islamic social strictures and pursue a pragmatic foreign policy, which includes seeking foreign investment.