The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.

The doctor ordered her to go on a strict diet.

I'd better get going. My father is really strict.

There is a very strict rule forbidding smoking in bed.

The manager of the baseball team is very strict. He is good at keeping the players in hand.

The teacher is strict with his students.

Scott received a very strict education.

Alice was frightened of her strict mother.

Many a mother spoils her sons by not being strict enough.

500 policemen were put on strict alert.

A strict father makes his children toe the line by thorough training.

Our English teacher is at once strict and kind.

You may as well know that I am a strict instructor.

My mother is strict with manners.

My mother is strict about manners.

I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.

I always tried to be strict with them and not to smile.

Along with the plants, animal life, too, was developing in harmony with the strict requirements of the land.

It's important to follow a strict diet.

His teacher should be strict with him.

A number of countries have strict laws against drugs.

The local police are very strict about traffic violations.

Strict security measures were in force.

He is not very strict about it.

He is advised to go on a strict diet.

He is at once strict and tender.

He was strict in disciplining his children.

He is less strict than our teacher.

He was subjected to strict military discipline while in the service.

They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.

They have a strict idea of time.

She is always playing favorites with a few students but very strict with everyone else.

She was very strict with her children.

My father is very strict with me.

Both of my parents are not strict with me.

Our English teacher is both strict and kind.

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should govern and that the few should be governed.

I have amongst my relatives, a single one who sincerely lives righteously, has strict principles and pursues an ideal, but all my other relatives speak ill and make fun of him.

Produced to strict organic standards.

Don't be too strict. They're just kids.

The military has a very strict chain of command.

Early American colonists often had extremely strict work ethics inspired by their unique take on Christianity.

Belinda tried strict diets, grueling exercise routines, and some sort of esoteric New Age detox, all amounting to nothing--she had curves, and that was that.

She advised him to go on a strict diet.

Tom isn't strict enough with his students.

My parents are very strict.

Our teacher is strict, and yet, he is kind.

When he was in the military, he conformed to the strict army rules.

He was strict with his children.

Tom's father is very strict.

He's not very strict about this.

Tom's dad is very strict.

Australia has very strict rules on immigration.

He is advised to keep to a strict diet.

A strict system of numerology is like a mental jail.

Tom's strict.

We're strict.

You're strict.

Tom is strict.

I'm strict.

Having fallen out of favor with Reporters Without Borders, Vladimir and Alexander decided to create their own organization. They called it: "Reporters With Strict Limitations".

Tom is very strict.

The contest has very strict eligibility requirements.

I had a strict curfew at my house.

My father was very strict.

He is strict yet kind.

We have very strict guidelines here.

I'm telling you this in strict confidence.

Tom's father was very strict.

My wife keeps to a strict diet.

America has strict laws to protect human rights.

Tom follows a strict vegan diet.

The rules established by the company are very strict.

The company's established rules are very strict.

These people of the remote future were strict vegetarians, and while I was with them, in spite of some carnal cravings, I had to be frugivorous also.

They were very strict.

Tom sticks to a strict vegetarian diet.

The entry requirements for the essay competition are very strict.

My boss is very strict.

After eating the sturdy meal and packing his school bag, Link wanted to get some last-minute reassurance from his friends. "Hey, Zelda, I need some advice." "Don't tell me you're already scared," Zelda frowned. "No. I just want some advice from someone who's been in high school already, and you're the smartest person I know!" Link smiled. Zelda let out a gentle laugh. "Thanks. Well, you—" "The teachers are so strict that you're not even allowed to breathe!" interrupted the King with a wicked grin. "Huh?!" "Father!" the princess exclaimed reproachfully. "Sorry, go on." "Now, Link—" She was cut off by the bus horn this time. "Oh, my bus must be around here now," said Link quickly, "byes!" "Beware of the meat hash surprise!" Gwonam seemed to have jumped out from nowhere. "Hey, don't get shot!" added the King, and both of them sniggered. Link was taken aback and looked highly upset for a moment, but Zelda was there to support him: "Don't pay attention to 'em, Link. It's not that bad. I'm sure—" "Zelda, don't worry. I'll be fine." In an instant Link was back to being his beaming self. "Alright. Give me a goodbye kiss." However, Link was of a different mind on this idea and replied snidely, with teenage cruelty, "Hell no, screw that! I gave up on your royal ass years ago. I still love you though," added he as an afterthought before leaving the castle. "Yeah, I don't know what she's worried about. I'm going to be alright!" he thought confidently as he got on the bus.

My boss was very strict.

My dad is very strict.

My mom was very strict, too.

We have strict rules.

I find that it's best to find a happy balance between originality and sticking to a strict standard.

I am adhering to a strict diet regimen.

Japanese Immigration Control is known for being strict with refugees.

Tom is strict but fair.

I've been on a strict diet.

I'm very strict.

I'm on a strict diet.

Tom is on a strict diet.

It is true that Tom is a strict father.

We had strict rules.

She had the reputation of being very strict with her children.

Tom isn't very strict about it.

Layla's parents enforced a strict no-dating policy on her throughout high school.

Tom is very strict with his children.

Layla comes from a strict religious background.

Layla's mother was a strict disciplinarian.