There are books . . . which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences, so medicinal, so stringent, so revolutionary, so authoritative. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)]
The O.F.S. had made what Mr. Merriman called stringent laws. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter II] Reference
Parents can also promote safety by urging officials to call stringent games. From Wordnik.com. [When Safety Is The Name Of The Game] Reference
These days, of course, the rules aren't quite as stringent, which is a Good Thing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Look at Rothard's "stringent" rules for prosecuting pollution. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog Book Club: For a New Liberty, Chapter 13, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The ministry also wants "stringent" terms and conditions imposed on further development. From Wordnik.com. [Environment Ministry May Clear Lavasa Project] Reference
My brain works against any kind of stringent, enforceable abstinence. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
Even so, looking over his list, the word "stringent" is the first to come to mind. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
This "stringent" letter made her put aside, for a time, all idea of literary enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1] Reference
If this comes down to a split, more "stringent" screening must be applied to keep them out. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
He promised the authority would be more "stringent" in its future requirements to help the state. From Wordnik.com. [The Buffalo News: Home] Reference
But Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon said any approval would be subject to "stringent" environmental criteria. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
It is unfair to blame the system or the seemingly "stringent" exam for the failure of those who did not pass. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Part of the "stringent" plan the governor has proposed included hefty increases on filing fees for court papers. From Wordnik.com. [Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal] Reference
FedEx credited lower-than-expected fuel costs late in the quarter and "stringent" cost-cutting for the new guidance. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News] Reference
Lloyds defended the awards, saying Mr Daniels will only receive shares if he meets 'stringent' and 'stretching' targets. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The market continues to grapple with issues such as stringent environmental regulations, and high labor and transportation costs. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Of course, it all depends on how stringently one defines "stringent". From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
Would you propose making the same kind of stringent law where this level of connectivity doesn’t apply?. From Wordnik.com. [International Marriage Broker Act passes! Plus, Bush admin refuses to release rules to help battered immigrant women.] Reference
"stringent" background check and found nothing that would prevent them from moving "forward with his application for Nets 'ownership.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News]
Now it wants the rest of the world to follow different, more stringent, rules. From Wordnik.com. [Earth At The Summit] Reference
Other governments in Asia have fought the disease with less stringent measures. From Wordnik.com. [Crushing An Epidemic] Reference
A censure (the next most stringent penalty) would force him to resign as speaker. From Wordnik.com. [Newt On The Hot Seat] Reference
Like Luna, potential immigrants have been deterred by more stringent border controls. From Wordnik.com. [The New Dream Isn’t American] Reference
And SSTs get no exemption from ever more stringent airport noise and environmental regulations. From Wordnik.com. [Flights Of Fancy] Reference
But a shrinking economy, deregulation and more-stringent banks are overturning the old ways of doing business. From Wordnik.com. [Will The Rising Sun Shine?] Reference
He also blames the delay on more stringent -- or finicky, depending on your point of view -- American standards. From Wordnik.com. [The $87 Billion Money Pit] Reference
Regulations are mostly imposed by states or local authorities, whose patchwork guidelines vary from stringent to lax. From Wordnik.com. [Birds vs. Environmentalists?] Reference
Overweight sailors like Pastuovic can stay while the brass drafts a new, possibly less stringent, set of fitness rules. From Wordnik.com. [A Very Few Good Men] Reference
Power companies have invested billions in new gas-fired plants that meet increasingly stringent emissions requirements. From Wordnik.com. [Fuel's Future] Reference
In an attempt at damage control, legislators plan to discourage hasty weddings and impose stringent guidelines on divorces. From Wordnik.com. [China's New Family Values] Reference
But in July, the General Accounting Office concluded that there was not enough solid evidence to support such stringent limits. From Wordnik.com. [Weighing The Health Risks, In Your Body] Reference
That is why the Fed must enact stringent capital requirements, as they do for banks, for any firm for which it provides a safety net. From Wordnik.com. [What Should Uncle Sam Do?] Reference
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