31.   Its zoning laws were recently tightened.

32.   May argues conflict-of-interest laws should be tightened so that the threshold would be much lower.

33.   Moreover, Fox has not supported efforts by party conservatives to tighten laws banning abortion.

34.   On one hand, it tightened asylum laws to drastically reduce the number of foreigners entering Germany.

35.   Now the New York state Legislature is giving some thought to tightening the law and stiffening the penalties for scalping.

36.   Past efforts to tighten laws in these areas, particularly auditing standards, have been beaten back by industry lobbying.

37.   Safety laws have been tightened, and farmers generally provide toilets and drinking water to their workers, as required by law.

38.   Republican congressional leaders have been pushing for legislation that would tighten malpractice laws to cut down on frivolous lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals.

39.   Republicans in particular are nervous about their poor showing with U.S. Hispanics, which stems largely from GOP positions tightening immigration laws and weakening affirmative action programs.