Through his appointments, Reagan changed the operations of environmental protection from stiff regulation to "cooperative regulation."

They also issued stiff regulations against carrying anything aboard that could be used in a hijacking, like knives, guns or toy weapons.

Farmers would come under stiff new anti-pollution regulations.

President Bush responded to the problem just three weeks after taking office with a courageous proposal for a huge bailout and stiffer regulation.

Today, businesses face stiffer regulation than ever before.

Congress is also considering a number of bills that call for stiffer regulation.

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

Legislation to impose stiffer regulations on all large trucks nationwide is being considered in Washington.

Britain is getting stick for too stiff regulations.

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