"There have been some striking rollbacks, but these are very large, comprehensive laws and they remain mostly in force."

Further, they asked lawmakers to draw up a comprehensive anti-stalking law.

Tennessee will probably become the first major tobacco-growing state to pass a comprehensive smoke-free-workplace law.

The first comprehensive law against the 90,000-strong yakuza - criminal syndicates - went into operation on March 1.

In January 1989, with a comprehensive law to encourage them, 77,548 cooperatives employed 1.4 million.

The trouble was that even these apparently comprehensive laws left customers confused, and many of them without financial cover.

A comprehensive law covers labor relations, including hiring of foreign workers.

The US does not have a comprehensive law on the books to deal with internet privacy.

His comprehensive law to cut bureaucratic red tape was similarly backed.

He said that Michigan had passed one of the most comprehensive laws with restrictions, a holding period and a thorough education component.