11.   Although new state and federal laws have given sharks more protection, many recreational fishermen, conservationists and scientists are calling for even stricter controls.

12.   An INS official in Portland said the law gave him no choice.

13.   And the law gives debtors such as Enron fairly wide latitude in choosing a bankruptcy court.

14.   And the law gives the INS no discretion in admission cases.

15.   And the law gives the president until the end of the year to select opposition groups that will receive aid.

16.   Another new law gives presidents modified line-item veto powers for eight years starting next January.

17.   As part of a compromise, Congress also declares that the amended law gives no right to proportional representation on the basis of race.

18.   As it now stands, it is not spelled out whether the federal law gives approval power over compacts to governors, legislators or both.

19.   At hospitals and other state-licenced facilities, a separate law gives patients a broad right to confidentiality for health records while creating exemptions for specific purposes.

20.   At present, Canadian law gives no rights or protections to the fetus at any stage of development.