The hospitals must shut down or improve their incinerators by 1992 to meet stricter state pollution limits.

And even in the strictest states, the information required for obtaining a birth certificate can often be found easily, critics say.

The building itself is designed by a child-care provider concern, in accordance with strict state and local safety codes.

They were charged with preaching Christianity in the strict Islamic state.

The bitter pill we must swallow is that this tragedy occurred in spite of strict state and Federal firearm laws.

But strict state high school athletic association rules control the number and opponents public schools can play.

Ms. Smith said New York is one of the stricter states.

They have also found that the island's fragile environment is fiercely defended by environmentalists and strict state and county regulations.

He said the purpose was not to avoid stricter state and local regulations.

In its drive for a strict Islamic state, the group has been a force in remote towns, where it seized power by force and prayer.