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How to use the word strict in a Sentence? Page #7

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That cannot happen now, all candidates have been given strict instructions on how the election should be run and the confederations cannot control the individual votes of their members.

Prince Ali

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A strict no-tolerance policy is probably the best strategy, if students know they are going to be expelled, suspended or have their financial aid cut if they participate in racist behavior, it is likely students would think twice before acting in an offensive manner.

Robert Bruce Slater

Found on CNN
8 years ago

People use lavs not assigned to them on domestic airlines every time I fly, so I can only imagine something else was going on. Occasionally flight attendants ask nicely to return to the economy cabin but if someone pulls a Kristen Wiig a la Bridesmaids, then all bets are off, as we are constantly reminded, federal law requires us to obey crew instructions International airlines are much more strict about restricting business and first class lav access.

George Hobica

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We've been strict with lending.

Luu Trung Thai

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The new attendance policy is even more strict than the one that most people think is too harsh already, the steps toward discipline are fewer and it’s easy for people to get into trouble, and could lead to firing.

Brett Ward

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The new attendance policy is even more strict than the one that most people think is too harsh already, the steps toward discipline are fewer and it's easy for people to get into trouble, and could lead to firing.

Brett Ward

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Marketers basically decide what is 'girl' and what is 'boy,' which ultimately leads to two very distinct ways to profit as well as a blind acceptance from the consumer who, often, doesn't realize it's happening, girls are inundated from a very young age with inappropriate messaging by way of products like 'skinny' jeans for toddlers, or T-shirts that say, 'I'm too pretty to do homework, so my brother does it for me,' and sexy Halloween costumes. Kids begin to codify other kids by placing them in strict categories that they've been taught -- not born with. Inevitably, kids begin to believe that girls need to be sexy, and boys believe it, too.

Michele Yulo

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Otherwise there will consequently be only two possibilities : either we carry on as until now, or there will be strict controls at the borders, but then we must presume that images of force will emerge, that the use of force will be necessary.

Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is no end in sight, we are strict about people getting rest, but there is no real respite at the moment. We haven't had a real break all year.

Scott McLean

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The conditions imposed in the legislation and during the extended debate make it very clear that there will be real limits on what Japan can do and when, it loosens to some degree constraints on some military behavior, but it ... does so under very strict conditions.

Richard Samuels

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It places strict limitations on Iran's nuclear program, requires robust monitoring and verification measures, and grants relief only from nuclear sanctions in exchange for verified actions on Iran's part.

Bob Casey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Prior to this ban, Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolute compliance with all government regulations regarding protected species, delta will also review acceptance policies of other hunting trophies with appropriate government agencies and other organizations supporting legal shipments.

The Delta statement

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

From the outside the whole process looks chaotic. Every American must doubt the sanity of the European decision-making processes, strict rules are broken. The biggest sinner gets the biggest attention. A multitude of voices.

Hendrik Leber

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These findings are important to dieters because they show that promoting adventurous eating may provide a way for people– especially women– to lose or maintain weight without feeling restricted by a strict diet, instead of sticking with the same boring salad, start by adding something new.

Brian Wansink

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The practicing of anything that is not approved by Islamic State under their very strict interpretation of Islam is ‘Haram’ or forbidden, if the Islamic State thinks that sorcery is real, then black magic would be a threat to them and seen as a danger.

Veryan Khan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Their whole brand was a loving, conservative, Christian family that lived life according to a very strict code of ethics, how can you conserve that brand ?

Jack Deschauer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Their whole brand was a loving, conservative, Christian family that lived life according to a very strict code of ethics, how can you conserve that brand?

Jack Deschauer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

China has one rule that it's particularly strict on - the captain must be the last one to leave the ship, if the leader of the ship is not the last to leave the ship, it is a jailable offence.

James Hu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Koalas will be captured and assessed by veterinarians using strict health assessment protocols and anything that is found to be in poor condition or suffering will be humanely euthanized while it's under sedation.

Mandy Watson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

North Korea has a very strict and very extensive penal code.

Jean Lee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Overall, the new catering agreements provide for a strict service level agreement and key performance indicators to be adhered to, considerably improved pricing, non-exclusivity and a shortened tenure, compared with the previous catering agreement.

Malaysia Airlines on Monday

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This kind of below-the-radar bureaucratic gun confiscation is a growing Second Amendment and property rights violation problem, particularly in strict gun control states like California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, people can't afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees to get back a $500 firearm.

Alan Gottlieb

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

That's one set of fairly normal negotiations with respect to movement of diplomats, access, travel, different things, the state sponsorship of terrorism designation is a separate process. It is not a negotiation. It is an evaluation that is made under a very strict set of requirements, congressionally mandated, and that has to be pursued separately.

State John Kerry

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We want the court to recognize that the notice requirement has to be flexible, there can't be some strict requirement that an employee has to say certain words before the employee's religion is protected.

Eric Baxter

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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