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• "We have set stringent, above-legislation requirements that we're requiring from the bidders," he said. —  Mississauga News
• As a result of the UFC's stringent -- dare I say virulent -- media policy, it appears some with access have allowed the fear of losing a place on the inside to get in the way of doing necessary reporting. —  SI.com
• The requirements for supporting documentation are not stringent, the definition of the phrase "likely to be persecuted if returned home" is elastic, the benefit of the doubt goes to the applicant, and full welfare benefits are available during the long waiting period between arrival in the host country and a final decision. —  Gates of Vienna
• The scholarship's criteria is apparently not at all stringent, and there is no penalty for termination of the study award, said TNP.
• The higher the material class, the more severe and stringent are the tests. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases

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