Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a stringent manner; with stringency; tightly; rigorously; strictly.
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- adverb in a
stringent manner
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- adverb in a stringent manner
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Examples
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I did say (and perhaps others will agree with me) that it was the coarsest of insults when Mr Norton talked of these affairs to my son; that I refused to discuss them with him; that I denied Mr Norton's right to question me, he having bound himself "stringently," in writing to my solicitor, never more to interfere in my affairs from the date of the agreement; and Mr Leman has a letter from me written at that time, stating that I consent to Mr Norton's proposals – "mainly because it is intolerable to me to have my son talk over matters from his father."
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If, that is, it stops depressing the yuan, much more stringently protects intellectual property rights, and sharply cuts state subsidies to its corporations.
William Bradley: Darwinian: Obama Goes Post-Iraq in Oz, Republicans Race to the Past William Bradley 2011
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More specifically, sex with women in a country where decency and sobriety laws are applied far less stringently than surrounding Middle Eastern states sells.
Patrick Galey: Why Sex Shouldn't Sell for Lebanon's Tourists Patrick Galey 2011
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According to an Associated Press report, Panguso may filter even more stringently than other Chinese sites.
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For me personally, it makes me want to bypass chemotherapy even more stringently.
Lisa Guest: Vulnerable Is Not Just An Island In The Pacific Lisa Guest 2011
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Bhatti, a Christian, had spoken out against Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, which are enforced most stringently in Punjab province.
Bombing kills 25 near intelligence office in eastern Pakistan 2011
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The report said officials failed to enforce regulations stringently enough to ensure that Massey's ventilation practices met federal standards.
Mine Probe Faults Massey Kris Maher 2011
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So stringently controlled was the social calendar of the future king that, before asking Kate along as his date, Wills first had to secure the approval of the powers that be at Clarence House.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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At the same time, I stringently shut out 80s popular western music; this state of affairs continued till I returned to India in 1999.
Amit Chaudhuri's musical circumnavigation Amit Chaudhuri 2010
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For me personally, it makes me want to bypass chemotherapy even more stringently.
Lisa Guest: Vulnerable Is Not Just An Island In The Pacific Lisa Guest 2011
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