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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act strict" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when describing someone who is behaving in a strict manner or enforcing rules firmly.
Example: "The teacher decided to act strict during the exam to ensure that all students followed the rules."
Alternatives: "be strict" or "act sternly".
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After the Second World War, and under the 1977 Rent Act, strict limits were introduced on what a tenant could and couldn't be evicted for.
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The latter refers to the fact that actors also act in strict accordance with laws in their rights defending.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, whom Mr Chavez defeated in October's election, called on the government to "act in strict accordance with its constitutional duties".
– Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said he was deeply concerned by what he described as "the harsh sentences" and urged the government of Bahrain to allow all defendants to exercise their right to appeal and to act in strict accordance with its international human rights obligations, including the right to due process and a fair trial.
So, despite the KIR3DL2*007 and KIR3DL3*0602 link to the j and t haplotypes, they do not appear to act as strict markers for all KIR2DL1/2DS1 carrying haplotypes.
UNICEF also underscores the responsibility of all parties to act in strict accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international human rights and humanitarian law".
The jurors say that they acted in strict accordance with the law of the land.
Paul Gimigliano, a C.I.A. spokesman, said that "the deputy director has always acted in strict accord with the law and in keeping with the highest values of our country".
"But even with the crisis, and even because of it, it's a changing world, with emerging partners, and there is a demand for a Europe that acts outside strict economic matters.
Chromatin assembly factor-1 (CAF-1), a trimeric protein complex formed by the p48, p60, and p150 subunits, promotes histone incorporation into chromatin and acts in strict association with both the S-phase and DNA repair processes.
Among these, the Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1), a trimeric protein complex formed by the p48, p60, and p150 subunits, promotes histone incorporation into chromatin and acts in strict association with both the S-phase and DNA repair [ 26- 29].
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