The top general will also, no doubt, come down hard on any dissent following Khin Nyunt's removal.

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The NBA will come down hard on the Spurs and Popovich to protect its media partners and fans.

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He said he would immediately clean up the busiest drug markets, and come down hard on petty criminals.

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Before she left Washington, senior members of Congress had urged her to come down hard on Mr Arafat.

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The Commonwealth Games Federation has defended its drug-testing plans and promised to come down hard on any potential cheats.

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The feds have recently come down hard on financial institutions that have been used in money laundering schemes or had other improper relationships.

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"The Pakistani army should come down hard on anyone who is playing in the hands of foreign powers, including Baitullah Mehsud, " the nominal leader of the Pakistan Taliban.

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The Metropolitan Police has come down hard on the gangs.

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And if the college world knows that the NCAA will come down hard on traditional powerhouses like USC and OSU, then it will serve as a deterrent for future wrongdoing.

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You have to come down hard on perpetrators.

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It also suggests that the contractionary policies put forth by the coalition government have come down too hard on the poorest British communities.

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Some right-wing pundits and financial services insiders are grumbling that the new administration will impose new regulations and come down too hard on Wall Street.

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Indeed, some critics argue that this was the government's intention all along, or if that seems a bit too conspiratorial at least explains its instinct to come down so hard on corporate crooks.

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Roger Federer, speaking in Shanghai ahead of the season-ending Masters Cup, said officials should come down "very hard" on gambling.

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That is why, I think, that the Government was so worried about the case and why they tried so hard to come down on those who were pushing the story.

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In an industry where most decisions come down to hard data, the numbers appear to be stacking up on the side of reform.

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