81.   The combination of tougher sentencing laws and public attitudes toward crime helps explain a seeming anomaly, the report concluded.

82.   The comments appeared directed in part at calls from members of Congress, especially Democrats, for tougher laws and regulations on corporate oversight.

83.   The Family Research Council believes that tougher laws are required to punish criminal activity somehow enabled by the Internet, Ms. Cleaver said.

84.   The group stressed welfare reform, more responsible fiscal policy, tougher anti-crime laws, stronger defense and other positions not typically associated with Democrats.

85.   The INS says that under tougher laws passed by Congress last year, the agency has no choice but to deport him.

86.   The leaders backed proposals ranging from tougher law enforcement to more stringent financial laws, measures they had rebuffed or dithered about in the past.

87.   The margin squeeze is occurring as refinery owners are forced to spend more to comply with tougher environmental laws.

88.   The maritime industry, meanwhile, is calling for governments to adopt tougher laws and sign international conventions against sea crime.

89.   The Northeast is also home to states with tougher laws.

90.   The outbreak of HIV cases in Chautauqua County also prompted a flurry of proposals in state legislatures for tougher laws.