11.   Gov. George Pataki has also proposed to stiffen penalties for people who violate orders of protection issued by judges in domestic violence and other cases.

12.   He assailed an amendment by Democrats that would have stiffened penalties for harming a pregnant woman, but not made harming a fetus a separate crime.

13.   He advocates stiffening penalties for existing liquor-related laws instead.

14.   He has opposed stiffening penalties on employers who violate minimum wage laws.

15.   He hopes that Congress will quickly expand wiretapping capabilities, stiffen penalties for helping terrorists and make it easier to confiscate the assets of terrorists.

16.   His bill also would stiffen penalties for possession and sale of large quantities of marijuana, and impose tougher sentences on those arrested on drug charges in parks.

17.   In response to the proliferation of the drug, Kansas lawmakers want to stiffen criminal penalties.

18.   In other votes Tuesday, the Senate agreed to provisions that would stiffen penalties for gang members who commit offenses and for wearing body armor while committing a crime.

19.   Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. yesterday tightened security and stiffened penalties on its popular online service to eradicate the pockets of fraud that have been reported in recent weeks.

20.   It would also stiffen the penalties for those found guilty of such crimes.