If bondholders knew that the government would protect them, they would not insist on getting stricter contractual terms when they face greater risks.

Laws have become stricter and the actions of the police more forceful.

A more substantial constraint would be to establish a tougher disciplinary regime on fiscally profligate countries as part of a reinforced institutional framework.

Over the last ten years, thousands of young Ukrainians had been victims of the traffic in persons.

Japan s nuclear regulator did not enforce stricter security rules.

But the right response is to make the Stability and Growth Pact tougher, not weaker.

Regulatory agencies need enforcement authority so that stricter rules can be implemented

Stricter control over sensitive nuclear technologies and materials is also needed.

But, in some cases, the harmonized standard could be more stringent than some countries original standards.

If the regulations were to be written by economists and finance experts, they would be far more stringent.

In any case, stricter building codes are crucial for structures built in coastal areas.

The Obama on display in the second debate and the third was harder, chillier, sadder, and more somber.

The Republic of Korea has already instituted the strictest measures within its domestic laws to regulate cloning related research.

Some of the benefits of a government policy that induces bondholders to insist on stricter terms when financial firms take larger risks would not be fully realized if bondholders believed that the government might protect their interests in the event of a bailout.

Jean Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has called for stricter budgetary rules.

It believes that what America s infirm economy needs is another good bleeding in the form of more rigorous austerity.

It concluded that, whereas the techniques were appropriate for ensuring regulatory compliance, in order for them to meet the more stringent requirements for verification, increased sensitivity would be required as well as an enhanced ability to detect specific isotopes and chemical species.

German inflation worries have pushed the government into a much harsher stance on debt relief in Europe.

Non deliverable forward contracts should be subject to close regulation and supervision in both source and destination countries.

Deteriorating economic conditions at home implied stricter limits on American intervention abroad.

The emergence of new world powers, combined with the diminishing influence of current powers, is not propitious for stricter disciplines.

Moreover, the terms of discharge tend to be much stricter in Europe. An extreme case is Spain, where mortgage debt is never extinguished, not even after a personal bankruptcy.

Over the last two decades, lobbyists have worked to harmonize and strengthen a far stricter and globally enforceable IP regime.

Even if such perverse incentives are removed, tougher questions about controlling costs need to be faced.

When we talk about the environment, we know tougher restrictions will mean better protection, but with higher costs.

If the Muslim Brotherhood denied a ballot, or refused to accept defeat, tougher measures could then have been contemplated.

China s leaders oppose stiffer sanctions against North Korea for a simple reason they fear the frailty of Kim Jong un s regime more than they fear the international security consequences of the missile launch.

The higher the volume of eurobonds a country seeks to issue, the more severe the conditions the Board would impose.

Sweden, a country of limited cultural diversity, has even more stringent laws on sexual behavior than the US.

But Europe s track record does not inspire confidence that the next round of tests will be much more rigorous than the last.

Confidentiality is mandated in America by HIPAA laws, specifically the Privacy Rule, and various state laws, some more rigorous than HIPAA.

More and more countries are enforcing competition laws more rigorously and also adopting tactics such as the introduction of leniency programmes and dawn raids.

Romney is a proponent of free trade, but has said that he would be tougher on China s trade practices and currency policies.

It can hold the fort because it maintains one of the world s strictest regimes of exchange and capital controls.

The big question is whether it will be able to impose tougher environmental standards throughout the whole country.

For the United Nations to promote prosperity more credibly, tougher ethics rules and greater internal oversight are needed to ensure the highest professional standards.

Coalition members could also agree to provide stronger incentives to their own producers, through either more stringent caps on emissions or higher taxes on pollution.

Even more problematic reasons include lower risk of litigation, less rigorous ethical reviews, and populations that are willing to participate in almost any study that hints at a cure.

And African policymakers need to be more consistent about demanding better statistics and using them to inform decisions.

Likewise, the European Union s antitrust authorities have been tougher with Microsoft than with many European firms.

Merkel may have been softened by having to preside over a grand coalition, but her original stance was more of the Reagan Thatcher variety.

When an 18 year old Albanian had been shot dead by law enforcement officials while crossing the border, the Government had refused to grant entry visas to the only witnesses to the shooting.

After all that has happened in recent weeks, the definition of success must be set low.

China s leaders oppose stiffer sanctions against North Korea for a simple reason they fear the frailty of Kim Jong un s regime more than they fear the international security consequences of the missile launch.

Germany and France have proposed stricter rules on borrowing and spending, backed by tough, semi automatic sanctions for governments that do not comply.