1.   At the same time, the mayor began a crackdown on low-level crime that flooded the courts with thousands of new cases.

2.   After the attack, the city began a crackdown on the homeless that was criticized by civil libertarians and others.

3.   China began a crackdown a week ago when it banned Falun Gong and arrested members of the group.

4.   He also began a crackdown against opposition leaders, stifled newspapers and closed a popular FM radio station which broadcast reports from western news organizations.

5.   In recent days, however, the government has begun a crackdown on the few independent newspapers and civic groups that have expressed support for Goncharik.

6.   Last year the Environmental Protection Agency began a crackdown on SUVs, using the so-called tailpipe standards authorized by the Clean Air Act.

7.   Ramlin said he had not received notice to begin a crackdown at the park and that he did not know when it would start.

8.   That initiative is now widely regarded as a mistake, since Milosevic used the suspension to begin a crackdown in Kosovo.

9.   The police began the crackdown after Ahmed, at a demonstration in Rawalpindi Sunday, publicly urged the military to rise and overthrow the government of Pervez Mushrarraf.

10.   The Yugoslav government began its crackdown in February.