Sweden's strict standards for environmental protection have promoted competitive advantage in many industries.
Strict standards for arsenic in drinking water, suspended by the Bush administration, were justified, experts have concluded.
The hospice physician asked for further proof that the patient met the strict standards for hospice admission.
For decades, the Indian government set and enforced strict standards for the country's newspaper, film and television industries.
The British government said that any Chinese investments had to meet strict standards for safety and security.
The strict standards for laboratory testing were not followed on those samples, so nothing ever came of those results.
The importance of maintaining strict standards for the admissibility of evidence so challenged in the federal courts led us to grant certiorari.
The bill also sets strict standards for the marketing of private plans, to curtail high-pressure sales tactics that have prompted complaints from beneficiaries and state insurance regulators.
China had promised a more open atmosphere this summer and had told the International Olympic Committee that it would adhere to strict standards for human rights.
For example, setting strict standards for indoor air pollution when most people cannot afford less-polluting energy sources simply makes enforcement impossible.
In the case of Yucca Mountain, it must prepare an application to be reviewed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has strict standards for quality assurance in documentation.
