41.   The law was aimed at exposing leaders and members of the U.S. Communist Party and its front groups by requiring all such organizations to register with the attorney general.

42.   The government has insisted that the law was not aimed at weakening press freedoms but at the publishing of unfounded accusations.

43.   The government has said the law is aimed at encouraging fair reporting, but both journalists and human rights groups say its goal is to quell government criticism.

44.   The law is aimed against non-American companies that deal with Cuba.

45.   The law was originally aimed at radical left-wing extremists and radical rightist organizations, said the official, who declined to be named.

46.   The laws are aimed at increasing vigilance among shipping companies, but they also have led to atrocities on the high seas.

47.   The law is aimed at curbing tax evasion by setting a limit that people must pay, rather than relying simply on what they claim they earned.

48.   The new law is aimed at reducing incidents of babies left to die in places like trash bins, woods and bathroom stalls.

49.   The new law is aimed at shrimp fishermen who refuse to install turtle-excluder devices in their nets.

50.   The RICO law is aimed mostly at organized crime.