1.   Phil Gallie, Tory MP for Ayr, who was sponsoring the bill, said that he was happy to accept harsher penalties.

2.   And many are pressing for harsher penalties from church courts in addition to punishments meted out by civil authorities.

3.   And there are certainly some cases involving misdemeanors or other lesser crimes, she added, where those convicted have faced harsher penalties.

4.   At the same time, as governor of Texas, he supports harsher penalties for small-time drug users.

5.   Bonney said he was happy that the case was settled but would have preferred a harsher penalty.

6.   About noon the House passed a bipartisan bill that imposed harsher penalties for the sale of cigarettes to minors and that added new restrictions on cigarette vending machines.

7.   But Dwayne and Rene Holmes said they thought the attack on their son deserved a harsher penalty.

8.   But over the summer the NCAA told its eligibility staff to impose harsher penalties for agent-related violations.

9.   But only about a dozen states have signed on to the full array of harsher penalties that would make them eligible for Federal funds under the House measure.

10.   But prosecutors asked for a harsher penalty under the state hate crimes law.