Sentence examples for brought strict from inspiring English sources

In mainland China the communist revolution of 1949 brought strict directives on dress.

The Cultural Revolution (1966 76) brought strict regimentation and a loss of local control to the communes.

In the 1960s, public indignation at the harvest of whitecoats brought strict regulations and tight governmental controls over harvesting activities, particularly with respect to humane killing and the enforcement of annual quotas.

The emphasis on touch brought strict standards of virtuosity, and writing as art was born, replete with an exclusionary mystique, a market, a still-flourishing trade in forgeries and a lineage of geniuses.

Then, as the 20th century dawned on Long Island, commercial hunting was outlawed, a new environmental awareness brought stricter regulations on hunting for sport, suburbia tamed the wilds, and the decoys largely outlived their usefulness as tools.

If a religious revival and an influx of immigrants have brought stricter attitudes toward sex, the teenagers from such backgrounds who stray are less likely to use contraception or seek abortion.

The Second Sino-Japanese War beginning in 1937 brought stricter measures into force, and along with the outlawing of romanized Taiwanese, various publications were prohibited and Confucian-style shobō – private schools which taught Classical Chinese with literary Southern Min pronunciation – were closed down in 1939.

Asked whether his movement, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist in outlook, wanted to bring strict Muslim law to Gaza and the West Bank, he said no. "The priority is ending the occupation and achieving the national project," Mr. Meshal said.

California has found a way to bring strict environmental standards to prosperity's table.

It took four years, but in October, the City Commission approved his ambitious urban blueprint, Miami 21, which will encourage more mixed use and bring stricter height restrictions to residential areas.

The effort to bring stricter management to the bureau led President Bush to name Robert S. Mueller III, a veteran prosecutor and the United States attorney in San Francisco, to succeed Louis J. Freeh as the F.B.I. director.