New York has also struggled with the tighter enforcement of hand-checking, something that many people expected.

Several Western military officials said the latest case pointed to the need for tighter enforcement of technology transfer rules.

And they insisted that effective disarmament must also depend on tight enforcement of a weapons embargo already imposed on Somalia.

Asked whether he thought that such funds could be found through tighter enforcement, Mr. Wright said, "I really don't."

"There's a need for tighter enforcement at some of these places," he said.

A link could be drawn between the tighter enforcement of the rule and the numbers posted by several quarterbacks.

I don't know if tighter enforcement would lead to venues taking a tougher stance with promoters and thus the offending artists?

After that, changes on the City Council led to tighter enforcement of existing regulations, and the decision by owners to seek a statewide referendum.

Early this week, Administration officials held out a glimmer of hope that the new sanctions and tighter enforcement might coax the generals to give up.

Long-time residents and merchants have pushed for tighter enforcement of the dress code.