The accord was largely hailed by the recording industry, Hollywood and software producers, who said they viewed any form of stepped-up enforcement as progress.

Casual crack use may well have declined because of stepped-up enforcement, not negative publicity.

With stepped-up enforcement, the immigration agency can point to many types of immigration frauds that have been exposed in recent months.

He said stepped-up enforcement by the Border Patrol had led to the growing number of deaths.

We need to have stepped-up enforcement and new building code regulations.

"There's a definite need for stepped-up enforcement," he said.

But that may merely reflect stepped-up enforcement.

He said the stepped-up enforcement was mostly in response to a January tax deadline.

The problem so far has defied stepped-up enforcement under a 1984 law requiring all messengers to carry identification that would supposedly make arrests more meaningful.

Certainly stepped-up enforcement will help solve the problem.