Sentence examples for seem strict from inspiring English sources

Some passengers complained that the new security measures at their airports did not seem strict enough.

And the rules about who can enter its locked gates seem strict enough to keep it that way for a long time.

Although Sifton's rules may seem strict, we're inclined to trust him.

This may seem strict at first, but once you fall into the routine, it should feel natural.

Many of the standards seem stricter than state and federal regulations.

Schiff's approach to the Bach seemed strict, almost didactic, with surprisingly little interest in the music's beauty; his presentation of the opening theme was brisk to the point of seeming perfunctory, and later variations that could have been virtuosically dazzling or searchingly expressive never quite reached those levels.

Although they hope Clayton never catches up with them, they don't seem particularly strict about maintaining their false identities.

The financial requirements for potential buyers seem quite strict; buyers must have at least two times the purchase price and four times the maintenance fee in liquid assets.

Men and women do this separately, though efforts to keep the genders apart don't seem as strict as in a mosque.

AARON KENEDI, NEW YORK Campaign-finance laws vary from state to state, but Chapter 9 of the Federal Election Commission Campaign Guide explicitly describes this practice as aboveboard, assuming the candidate stays within the listed guidelines (which don't seem that strict).

Although the paintings initially seem so strict and severe, Schiff sees not just the colours she has actually placed on the canvases, but what he calls "phantom colours" achieved by the contrast between the stripes.