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strict
adjective as in stern; severe; austere
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draconian, exacting, harsh, rigid, rigorous, scrupulous, severe, stern, stringent, tough
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austere, dead set, disciplinary, dour, firm, forbidding, grim, hard, hard-boiled, iron-fisted, no-nonsense, oppressive, picky, prudish, punctilious, puritanical, set, square, stickling, straight, strait-laced, stuffy, unpermissive, unsparing, uptight
adjective as in accurate; absolute
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They also point to strict limits on how many pesos that firms can exchange into foreign currencies.
It was inspired by the strict dress code and atmosphere of London's Blitz Club during the early 1980s.
Until then Sarkozy will be subject to strict judicial supervision and barred from leaving France.
After a visit to Germany by several of its officials, the IMF praised the country's "landmark" decision this year to ease strict debt rules, which paved the way to a sharp increase in public spending.
Furthermore, a commanding lead in patents and strict export controls on processing technology solidify efforts by Beijing to prevent know-how from leaving the country.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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