The schisms within a family of expatriates notwithstanding, "13" mostly focuses on a British prime minister — female and played with stiff-backed authority by a crisp Geraldine James — who is on the verge of taking Britain to war in Iran.
In the past, attempts to develop drugs for subjects with AAMI met stiff resistance from authorities such as the FDA, primarily based on the assumption that drugs should only be used to combat disease, whereas conditions such as "normal" aging should not be a target for drug manipulation.
BRUSSELS — European antitrust authorities levied stiff fines on Wednesday on the household products companies Procter & Gamble and Unilever for price-fixing that arose during efforts to make greener packaging for laundry detergents.
In recent weeks, the authorities have been announcing stiff sentences for those arrested during the latest spate of unrest.
America's Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), passed in 2010, forces thousands of foreign financial institutions to report American clients' balances to its tax authority, the IRS, or face stiff penalties.
The formal agreement, which was announced on Thursday by the Justice Department in Washington and which was presented by Swiss authorities on Friday, calls for stiff measures that lift the veil of Swiss banking secrecy.
Members of the Senate committee also advocated for "rigorous" data security rules, expanding FTC authority to enforce them and stiffer penalties to motivate companies to protect consumers proactively.
Those who were arrested are likely talking to authorities, especially when they realize the stiff penalties they face: up to 15 years in prison.
In the latter case, said authorities and detractors start clamoring for "stiff media ethics codes," to control unruly practitioners, in a bid to stifle them.
But Wolfgang Schäuble, the German finance minister, said Tuesday that trying to give too much central authority to a new banking regulator would meet stiff political opposition in his country.
