(A more stringent proposal is expected to be taken up at a special session later this year.)

Democrats, preferring a more stringent proposal of their own, almost solidly opposed the measure.

Congress pushes accounting reform Senators are examining a bill to crack down on the accountancy profession, but more stringent proposals could yet be watered down.

The battle waged against Mr. Levitt shows how difficult it may be for more stringent proposals to be adopted.

The stringent proposals require that food labels be in compliance by May 8, 1993, whereas the compromise rules give the industry an additional nine months.

At issue are two county gun-control proposals that would be among the nation's most stringent.

The least stringent proposal outlined today called for an automatic requirement for a special permit only for projects filling in more than three acres.

Still, Judge Friedman rejected Mr. Hinckley's request for more liberal conditions in favor of a more stringent proposal from the hospital.

However, it is worth pointing out that the stringent proposals made seek primarily to ensure minimum levels.

They have, in fact, laid on the table the most stringent proposal of all for industrialized countries: a 35-percent emissions reduction by 2020.