Sentence examples for severe rule from inspiring English sources

Only the supremely severe rule of the Taliban brought a semblance of order.

John approved the severe rule of the newly founded Benedictine order of Cluny.

FOOD STAMPS A severe rule in the federal law for food stamps, introduced as part of the welfare reforms of 1996, limits benefits for unemployed childless adults age 18 to 50, to three months out of every three years.

A spokesman for ExxonMobil, Jeanne Moore, said today that the company had joined others in endorsing the more moderate plan because it would "provide virtually the same environmental benefits as the E.P.A.'s more severe rule but at a lower cost to consumers, and without placing diesel fuel supply at risk".

Compared with the Mafia in Italy, Mr. Gurov said, the Vory "have less rules but more severe rules".

But Udall and Pitts said there needed to be more sweeping and severe rules in place to restore public confidence in horse racing.

In June, there's a new novel from former Booker winner James Kelman, his first since How Late It Was, How Late; Translated Accounts (Secker) is set in an unnamed country under severe military rule.

The more severe the rule, the fewer the countries that qualify, as shown by the diminishing numbers in each column.

Severe asthma ruled out military service in World War II; instead he spent it working for the European Service of the BBC as a political and diplomatic correspondent.

All EU countries have until October to pass national legislation implementing these severe new rules.Despite all this legal effort, doubts remain about its effectiveness.

The severe new rules have been imposed to prevent a torrent of money leaving the island and credit institutions collapsing.