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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acting strictly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who is adhering closely to rules, regulations, or a specific standard of behavior.
Example: "The manager is acting strictly in accordance with company policy to ensure compliance."
Alternatives: "acting rigidly" or "acting firmly".
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"I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do".
"We're acting strictly on complaints filed by listeners or viewers," says David H. Solomon, chief of enforcement for the commission.
"The Kenyan police are acting strictly within the laws of this country and with a lot of extra restraint," said Eric Kiraithe, a police spokesman.
"If the Georgian leadership does not take concrete actions to destroy the terrorists, and bandit sorties continue from its territory," Mr. Putin wrote, "Russia, acting strictly under international law, will take adequate measures to oppose the terrorist threat".
While some lawmakers have suggested that Mr. Wilson's outburst had a racial component, top Democrats played down that view and said they were acting strictly to uphold proper order in the House.
In 1976 Irwin got the better of Ballesteros at Wentworth, although the pair had clashed during the match, Irwin unhappy about Ballesteros repairing spike marks on the green throughout, even though the Spaniard was acting strictly within the rules at the time.
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Since cathepsin L is strictly acting as an endopeptidase [28], it can be inferred that the K R bond is preferentially cleaved (EYK↓REQEL).
The mixtures that make up a biocidal product will usually not be composed of either only strictly similarly or of only strictly dissimilarly acting compounds.
Except for Mr. Williams, the acting is strictly of sitcom caliber (Holden).
The troupe's performers, accustomed to Molière and strictly defined acting techniques, are experimenting with American improvisation under the tutelage of Lee Breuer, an avant-garde director from New York who doesn't speak French.
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