Some advocates fear that the regulations will discourage people with H.I.V. from getting medical treatment.

But new plants are the lifeblood of the horticultural world, say growers who fear that regulations will discourage new plant introductions and hurt the industry.

In addition, the heavy governmental regulations placed on trade in France discouraged settlement.

But officials believe those regulations have generally discouraged foreign companies with American stockholders from including them in new offerings and takeover contests.

Some people in the travel business in Britain argue that the regulations will not discourage travelers because fingerprinting and photography take only seconds.

She argued that "COAH's new regulations will drive up property taxes, destroy open space and discourage economic development."

Opponents argued that the new regulations would be onerous and discourage people from public service, among other things.

Draconian regulations discourage this and have not succeeded in preventing illegal export or theft.

Q. Have the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other new regulations discouraged innovation?