21.  Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, who carried out Arab-Israeli negotiations during the Bush administration, urged tougher action by the White House.

22.  Georgievski has made previous calls for a declaration of a state of war and is under increasing pressure from his Slav supporters to take tougher action.

23.  Hard-line conservatives were disappointed that Sharon did not promise tougher military action against the Palestinians.

24.  He expects Yeltsin will take tougher actions against the Baltic states and other neighbors that may include hiking prices for Russian oil.

25.  His popularity has been sliding as he faces pressure from right-wing Israelis to take tougher action and from left-wing Israelis to pursue negotiations.

26.  However, consumer advocates such as Joseph P. Kennedy II, president of Citizens Energy Corporation, wanted tougher actions, including more regulation of the heating oil industry.

27.  If Congress goes too easy on the tobacco industry, Clinton could demand tougher action.

28.  Last week Bush also appeared to be moving in the direction of a tougher military action.

29.  Likewise, US politicians realize that as the impasse drags on, the American public will demand tougher action, and there could be backlash against China in Congress.

30.  Macedonian Slavs living in the western quarter of Tetovo, just beneath the wooded hill where rebels have dug in, were demanding tougher action from the government.