Despite the delay in the agreement, Federal and state officials began a scheduled program of tougher inspections they had planned for the new phase.

Really tough and aggressive inspections could do even better and just might be able to neutralize Iraq without a war.

What would happen if Iraq balked at tough inspections, one asked.

Foreign financial services firms have been anticipating tougher inspections for some time.

Equally demoralizing, this worker said, are the tough inspections.

No retailer, Frink thought as he studied the displays, can give these a tougher inspection than we have.

Some suspect that tough inspections like these might have made a difference had they been carried out from the beginning, particularly in catching corrupt Americans.

In addition, they advocated tougher inspection and restriction of immigrants.

The former marine had a reputation for tough, no-holds-barred inspections.

While the city has taken a positive step toward improving the system, including tougher inspections, far more needs to be done.