And last fall, he moved to block an attempt to enact stricter ethics regulations.

Hoffa has also suggested some surprisingly reformist proposals, including caps on officials' salaries and stricter ethics guidelines.

But strict journalistic ethics seem beside the point in Flook's expansive vision of what a true-crime story can be.

The Legislature also adopted stricter ethics codes in its last session.

The strict moral ethics of his Northern Methodist parents and the intellectual environment at his home created a deep love for books and literature.

Although proud of this ancestry, he found the strict Protestant ethics of his immediate family constricting.

She holds a PhD in linguistics, and is known for her advocacy of strict Catholic ethics.

Mr. Cuomo, in an interview, denied he was motivated by anything other than a sincere desire to win approval of a stricter ethics code.

The aides argued that the outcome was so significant - a stricter sweeping ethics code - that it justified any political "hardball."

That afternoon she was rather more helpful to the other girls than strict ethics demanded, and later, at lunch, sat down with them and got sociable.