Sentence examples for leaving strict from inspiring English sources

HARTFORD — It was here in the third-floor billiard room where America's greatest humorist used to hole up when the bustle of his house, and the nursery one flight below, became too great, leaving strict orders not to be disturbed.

As the ban was about to take effect in the spring of 1997, a state legislative committee co-led by Senator Donne E. Trotter, Democrat of Chicago, voted to overturn the commercial ban while leaving strict limits on sport fishing of perch.

In her will Duke left strict instructions about what to do with two other homes she wanted preserved, in Newport and Hawaii.

I bought Nick a tiny plastic radio when he was in hospital and left strict instructions about leaving it on Radio 4, which he'd always listened to in the car.

So tight are the margins in his particular game that his manager often leaves strict instructions that his charge is not to be allowed to run up a bar tab.

The music here is more expansive than what I heard; it's also half his own tunes, which leave strict rhythm and chord changes behind, then come back with sharp focus ("Suspect Rhythm").

Barnes left strict instructions on how his legacy was to be preserved, but the directors are now seeking, on grounds of financial need, court approval to move to a more tourist-friendly site in downtown Philadelphia.

Never one to lose an argument, Nixon left strict instructions that doctors should perform just such an operation on him in the event of his death, and since 1994 he has been a popular attraction at Seaworld in Orlando, but although Haldeman visits him most weekends since he took over the shark's body, Nixon is unfortunately unable to speak.

She left strict instructions that there were to be no eulogies at her memorial service.

"He's taking a nap and has left strict orders not to be disturbed," his housekeeper told the President.

"We issued a consultation in May on a new framework which will leave strict laws on children involved in professional broadcasts in place," she said.