Sentence examples for strict doctrine from inspiring English sources

The last secretary of state to resign under the strict doctrine of ministerial responsibility was Lord Carrington, in 1982.

Many FLDS members are "at the end of their tether", after years of the church leaders imposing strict doctrine by splitting families up and sending members outside the community, sometimes for years, to repent, if leaders such as Lyle Jeffs deemed they had offended the church in some way, she said.

That is one of the reasons for rejecting a strict doctrine of separation of powers -- Austin called it a "childish fiction" -- according to which judges only apply and never make the law, and with it any literal interpretation of Dworkin's ideal that coercion be deployed only according to principles laid down in advance.

I don't do it according to strict doctrine; I have taken the liberty of creating my own doctrine.

The Wolfpack, an award-winning documentary by Crystal Moselle, follows the lives of six brothers who are home-schooled and confined to their Lower East Side apartment by the father's strict doctrine.

When the conservative Christian school's strict doctrine didn't align with his personal beliefs, he transferred to the Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity College of Florida) and joined a Southern Baptist Convention church.

The young generation of Arabs in Europe is probably more interested in adopting the European way of life than in living under the strict doctrines of Islamic theology or under the local tyranny of what Mr. Laurence calls "an unregulated 'underground Islam".' Europe must help Arab youths to become Europeans and not allow wealthy Islamic countries to continue imposing their influence in Europe.

He ascribes to an older, stricter doctrine but acknowledged that there were modernistic versions that were less pure.

They rejected the strict Calvinist doctrine of predestination, the doctrine that God elects or chooses those who will be saved.

Tolman and others brought about a liberalization of strict behaviourist doctrine.

Armstrong promoted a strict, minimalist doctrine that included observing the Sabbath.