1.   In recent weeks, she has advocated stiffer environmental regulations.

2.   In response, three big health-care organizations joined two consumer groups last week in supporting stiffer regulations.

3.   Its left-of-center leaders were more amenable to stiffer environmental regulations, the Molinas say.

4.   Stiffer broadcasting regulations that effectively ended tobacco television ads sent the industry looking for other promotional outlets.

5.   Stiffer environmental regulations in the United States at that time made it attractive for chemical companies to build highly polluting plants in poorer countries like Nicaragua.

6.   The possibility of stiffer federal regulations comes as no surprise to tobacco companies.

7.   The possibility of stiffer regulations comes as no surprise to tobacco companies.

8.   It will include a new witness protection program and stiffer regulations on money laundering and the possession and transportation of chemicals used to produce drugs.

9.   It rejected calls for stiffer regulation of foreign exchange trading or new controls on the movement of short-term capital.

10.   Chief Executive-designate Tung Chee-hwa, who will assume office in July, defended plans to introduce stiffer regulations on public gatherings and political associations.