Word: stricter
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...authorities would reject their applications for asylum. Since 1949 Bonn has accepted any foreigner "persecuted on political grounds" in his native land. This lenient policy has led more than 37,000 Sri Lankans to pour into the country since 1980. The flood has provoked racial conflicts and calls for stricter immigration laws; new arrivals meet rising hostility. At the same time, rumors spreading through Tamil communities in West Germany depict Canada as an asylum seeker's haven where refugees can find comfortable lives...
Football management and coaches are all for a stricter testing program. "Something has to be done," argues Sam Wyche, head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. "Let's use a little common sense. People are dying around us." Weistart, the Duke professor who criticizes drug tests for college players, feels that they are appropriate for professionals. "Pro sports is a commercial transaction involving huge amounts of money for both physical performance and public image," says he. "Owners have a right to insist on a fair exchange...
...include in his address a list of widely anticipated racial reforms. This year Botha was simply expected to hang tough, and so there was little hope that he would say anything encouraging about releasing Nelson Mandela or negotiating with black leaders. On the contrary, as his government moves toward stricter controls and security measures, the prospect is for less flexibility than there was before -- and there was never very much...
...year petitioned both the FDA and the Department of Agriculture. "There are important health reasons why it should be right on the label," declares Mitch Zeller of the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. For example, some people may be allergic to ingredients in fast foods. Stricter labeling, however, is only a small step to better health. As long as people enjoy the taste of big burgers, French fries and milk shakes -- high fat, high salt, high calories and all -- the fast-food fix will prevail...
...survey on sexual harassment revealed that 34 percent of undergraduate women had experienced some form of sexual harassment, loosely defined as anything from lewd jokes and suggestive comments to unwanted touching or rape. A subsequent survey, which used a stricter definition of harassment, revealed a much smaller percent...