61.   The group proposed loosening rules on companies selling stock for the first time and called for stricter rules on patents.

62.   The Environmental Protection Agency drafted a proposal two months ago for stricter rules on vehicles and gasoline, and submitted it for an interagency review.

63.   The House, with its stricter rules, precluded a vote on the measure.

64.   The government has been trying to restructure the financial industry, imposing stricter rules and embarking on a broad program of liberalization, called the Big Bang.

65.   The House debate, scheduled to start Monday under stricter rules, will last one week.

66.   The Justice Department said the high court should not impose stricter rules for the wiretapping law.

67.   The level of aggression this year is way up because of a new voting system and far stricter campaigning rules.

68.   The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended stricter rules on the types of vehicles used to transport children involved in school, Head Start and other programs.

69.   The new rules would triple the number of counties nationwide where state and local officials would have to impose stricter rules to clean up the air.

70.   The NHL has passed stricter rules to penalize fighting, but has stopped short of an outright ban.