The phrase "a stringent target" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a goal or objective that is strict, demanding, or difficult to achieve.
Example: "The company has set a stringent target for reducing carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years."
Alternatives: "a strict goal" or "a tough objective."
World leaders could either allow the 2°C target to become a benchmark that can be temporarily overshoot, accept a less stringent target, or give up on a global stabilisation objective altogether.
However, in an early sign that many poor countries favour a more stringent target, the Guardian has learned that on Monday the Philippine president Benigno Aquino and the heads of state of 42 other countries will sign a declaration urging the UN to adopt a more ambitious limit of 1.5C.
Regarding the targets advised by the ADA and BDS, only a minority of patients reached the recommended HbA1c target of <7%, and even when a less stringent target was considered, only 48.5% of patients had an HbA1c level <8%, indicating a poorer glycemic control rate than that observed in Europe and the USA.
The failure at Copenhagen also makes it less likely that Europe will adopt a more stringent target for cutting carbon emissions by 2020 than the 20 percent reduction that it has already pledged.
Therefore, in the event of exposure to several hazards at one time, one should seek to allow for this by specifying a more stringent target for each hazard.
That agreement reflects the urging from Pacific island nations and others calling themselves "most vulnerable" to climate change to aim for a more stringent target of 1.5°C, "recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change".
An observational study suggests that a less stringent target BG range of 4 8 mmol/l may achieve mortality benefits [2].
10 However, they also state that a less stringent target, such as <8%, may be more appropriate for elderly individuals.
New European guidelines published in 2003 recommend a more stringent target (LDL-C <2.5 mmol/L) [ 9] than that used when the present study was planned.
The structurally unique miR5300 has exclusive (i.e., unique) targets only under a less stringent target prediction, and no predicted targets under strict settings (fig. 5 a and b, supplementary fig. S6, Supplementary Material online).
