1.   Apply slightly tougher standards for employers who hire temporary foreign workers for specialty jobs in the high-tech industry and elsewhere.

2.   Besides tougher legal standards, there are several procedural reasons to go slow under the new law, legal experts say.

3.   The commission believes that tougher standards on fuels and engines should be introduced by the government at the earliest possible date to provide an incentive to the transport industry.

4.   Lawrence will announce a series of pre-season friendlies next week, with the standard tougher than last year.

5.   Although Santorum praised the bill Tuesday, he was originally part of a conservative coalition that sought tougher standards for welfare benefits.

6.   Amnesty International on Tuesday assailed the move, saying Haitians face tougher standards than other groups in trying to settle in the United States.

7.   Among major bank holding companies imposing tougher lending standards on consumers are Wachovia Corp., First Chicago FNB Corp. and First Union Corp.

8.   Among other things, the new regulations could lead to inspection of farm ponds, tougher standards for wastewater treatment plants and closer attention for streams.

9.   And he wants tougher standards to ensure the equipment divers use is safe.

10.   And that, combined with its central location, powerful board and Lincoln Center cachet leaves the theater subject to greater scrutiny and tougher standards.