21.   Bangkok officials recently launched a crackdown on the dust-swirled building sites, issuing fines for contractors who fail to use tarpaulins to contain dust.

22.   Both sides have accused the other of massacring civilians since President Slobodan Milosevic launched a crackdown on Albanian secessionists seven months ago.

23.   But about two years ago, the government launched a crackdown, alleging that the group was helping Islamic radicals, a charge the Brotherhood denies.

24.   But Chinese authorities have launched frequent crackdowns on those pledging allegiance to the Dalai Lama or the cause of Tibetan independence.

25.   But under the present government, the ministry responsible for enforcing the Sabbath law is controlled by the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, which has launched a crackdown on violators.

26.   Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov recently launched a crackdown on the Wahhabis, accusing them of trying to destabilize his government.

27.   Chechen authorities recently launched a crackdown on hostage-takings.

28.   China launched a crackdown on CD piracy early this year.

29.   China launched the crackdown in July to stop a multibillion-dollar flood of cheap, illegal imports ranging from cars to sugar that are undercutting Chinese producers.

30.   China has launched a crackdown on illegal mines and ordered routine safety inspections and proper training for miners, but the rules appear to be only spottily enforced.