1.   One school of thought argues that introducing stiffer penalties would bring the crime rate down.

2.   The plan calls for stiffer penalties for offences and increased government resources to investigate more incidents.

3.   The stiffer penalties announced by Mason were of limited value by themselves.

4.   The vote would ask approval of stiffer penalties for corruption, including barring convicted officials from office.

5.   There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police officers.

6.   The death brought renewed calls for stiffer penalties for killers of policemen.

7.   Andreason said he expected stiffer penalties for poaching to pass easily in the Legislature.

8.   Bowles said the White House wants stiffer financial penalties if the industry fails to reduce youth smoking by targeted levels.

9.   A group of lawmakers is pressing for stiffer penalties for importing, manufacturing and distributing the drug that is becoming a favorite of teen-agers.