The phrase "applying strict standards" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the enforcement or implementation of rigorous criteria or guidelines in various contexts, such as quality control, assessments, or evaluations.
Example: "The organization is committed to applying strict standards in its hiring process to ensure the best candidates are selected."
Alternatives: "enforcing rigorous criteria" or "implementing stringent guidelines".
On Thursday, as Democrats began to bid farewell to Franken, many affirmed the necessity of applying stricter standards to members of Congress, even those considered friends.
Applying stricter standards would add many more loans to the problem list and would kill off many companies now on financial life support, throwing their workers onto the unemployment line.
To help meet the market's rising expectations, Mr. Vidalin said that in the mid-90's, Hostelling International, which represents 4,000 hostels in 60 countries, began applying stricter standards to its member hostels.
Schools usually apply strict standards for tenure, granting it only to the most talented and productive professors.
In essence, Ms. Rangan said, both programs have industry ties and could apply stricter standards in areas like preventing cutting of old-growth forests.
He concedes that nothing could have made Cynthia treat Keith with warmth -- but he maintains that the internal rules could be rewritten to make it harder for Cynthia to apply stricter standards to Keith than to others.
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The committee also considered whether to apply stricter standards to institutions, such as large global banks, which could threaten the stability of the whole financial system if they get into trouble.
High-performance CPR consists of training with meticulous attention to the details of performing CPR to the best known prescribed parameters of chest compression rate, depth, full chest recoil, and minimized interruptions, and applying strict compliance standards (e.g. a compression fraction of no less than 85%%) for their performance during resuscitation.
"While our common hope may be that diplomacy has succeeded in barring an Iranian path to nuclear weapons capability, Congress must apply exacting standards and strict scrutiny, especially given Iran's history of deceit and international law violations".
