Word: stricting
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When the old man himself reached the farm, he was barefoot, and carrying no boots. He had sold his only pair for $13, which he stiffly handed to Harry with strict instructions...
...embarrassed and humiliated Wisconsin Republican, I have news for the attending fanatics at the testimonial dinner for Roy Cohn: that was a McCarthy rally of the newborn "Joe-Bund." Everyone in attendance should be promptly investigated to see if he meets the strict requirements of the new party ... If you don't have a strong stomach and an empty head, you may prove to be a bad risk...
...From Draco, 7th century B.C. Greek statesman, who set up a strict law code for Athens, including many death penalties...
...impressed. "The Government appears to be helplessly drifting with the current of events," he wrote, "having neither bow nor stern, neither keel nor deck, neither rudder, compass, sails nor steam." In the seceding Southern states, where he was greeted as a friend and potential ally, Russell maintained strict impartially. On Morris Island, S.C., he was urged to drink to "something awful" for Lincoln and the North, but he sharply declined...
...appointed Oppenheimer director at Los Alamos in 1943. Groves was cautious. Oppenheimer had done a "magnificent job" at Los Alamos, but "you must remember that he left my control shortly after the war was over." While Oppenheimer "did not always keep the faith with respect to the strict interpretation of the security rules," neither did other leading scientists...