1.   They have coincided with a sharp rise in refugees taking advantage of liberal asylum laws.

2.   His words may fall on receptive ears because Austrians are heavily taxed, and until recently, the country has had liberal asylum policies and benefits for Balkan refugees.

3.   Many asylum-seekers are drawn to Britain by its relatively liberal asylum laws and established ethnic-minority communities.

4.   Many of the Kurds are believed headed for Germany with its large Kurd population and liberal asylum policies.

5.   Refugees the world over are eager to go to Britain, regarded as having more liberal asylum laws.

6.   Sweden also has more liberal asylum rules for applicants from certain regions, such as Kurds from northern Iraq, than many other European countries.

7.   The flow of Kurdish refugees, many believed headed for Germany with its large Kurd population and liberal asylum policies, also has strained relations among EU members.

8.   There, inspired by relatively liberal asylum laws, they dream of establishing homes, getting a job and living peaceful lives.

9.   With unemployment high, individuals, groups and local governments charged with providing housing for the refugees have staged protests against the liberal asylum laws.