stringently

• “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.”

  English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century

• “The report said officials failed to enforce regulations stringently enough to ensure that Massey's ventilation practices met federal standards.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Mine Probe Faults Massey

• “At the same time, I stringently shut out 80s popular western music; this state of affairs continued till I returned to India in 1999.”

  The Guardian: Amit Chaudhuri's musical circumnavigation

• “Bhatti, a Christian, had spoken out against Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, which are enforced most stringently in Punjab province.”

  The Washington Post: Bombing kills 25 near intelligence office in eastern Pakistan

• “If, that is, it stops depressing the yuan, much more stringently protects intellectual property rights, and sharply cuts state subsidies to its corporations.”

  The Huffington Post: William Bradley: Darwinian: Obama Goes Post-Iraq in Oz, Republicans Race to the Past

• “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.”

  Simon & Schuster: William and Kate

• “For me personally, it makes me want to bypass chemotherapy even more stringently.”

  The Huffington Post: Lisa Guest: Vulnerable Is Not Just An Island In The Pacific

• “More specifically, sex with women in a country where decency and sobriety laws are applied far less stringently than surrounding Middle Eastern states sells.”

  The Huffington Post: Patrick Galey: Why Sex Shouldn't Sell for Lebanon's Tourists

• “According to an Associated Press report, Panguso may filter even more stringently than other Chinese sites.”

  The Washington Post: Chinese government launches search engine

• “Suffice it to say that this nonfiction film is a constructed representation, as stringently produced as any cinema verité.”

  The Huffington Post: George Heymont: There's Art Right At Your Fingertips!

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