The phrase "a more stringent standard" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing rules, regulations, or criteria that are stricter or more demanding than previous ones.
Example: "The new policy implements a more stringent standard for data privacy to protect user information."
Alternatives: "a stricter criterion" or "a tougher benchmark".
Palm Beach County is using a more stringent standard, and Democrats say it has significantly affected Mr. Gore's vote tally here.
As a penalty, the rent-stabilized units reverted to rent control, a more stringent standard that cut rents by as much as 50 percent.
A major fight has erupted in Congress over a proposal to compel states to adopt a more stringent standard for drunken driving, under the threat of losing millions of dollars in federal highway aid.
Although Peters voiced general support for the rule, he said he feared it would impose "a more stringent standard on Michigan than surrounding Midwestern states".
"I understand, intellectually, that holding women to a more stringent standard of beauty is unfair, arbitrary, and morally groundless," he said.
One possible middle-ground solution might be for prosecutors to bring initial charges based only on probable cause, but to encourage a more stringent standard to bring a case to trial.
"There's a far more stringent standard of parenting these days, with a lot invested in a child's success.
For Republicans, it means doing only those things that legislators of both parties can agree on — a far more stringent standard, and one that would produce a very different bill.
On Monday, Bettman announced that the league and the players union had agreed to a much more stringent standard for in-game evaluations of players suspected of concussion.
Now, only 970 aircraft meet the more stringent standard, which requires applicants to establish a valid security concern.
This might turn out to be the more stringent standard, because releases into underground water are expected to be the biggest pathway to exposure.
