Sentence examples similar to stringent- from inspiring English sources

But entering any such "debt workout" would inevitably come with a hefty dose of political humiliation and stringent conditions attached.

The EU's competition commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, had expressed scepticism that the Hinkley Point C scheme could satisfy the EU's stringent state aid criteria after the UK government agreed to underwrite the project with a loan guarantee and a commitment on the price of the electricity generated by the power station.

At this year's G20 meeting, it was "rightwing" France and Germany which – having described the financial crisis as the result of Anglo-Saxon "light-touch regulation" – demanded more stringent government supervision of offshore banking and hedge funds, while "social democrat" Britain had doubts about the efficacy of interfering with the private sector.

Since we started operating in 2006, anyone providing workers to gather shellfish on a commercial scale must be licensed and operate within our stringent standards.

It is subject to stringent treatment standards – according to Professor Paul Younger, a hydro geochemist, these make it safer than bottled water.

But stringent austerity measures quickly got the economy back on track.

Iran would accept stringent limits on its programme for at least 10 years and in return would benefit from sanctions relief that would reintegrate its economy with the rest of the world.

Reichelt said the draft permit assessment had been conducted before stringent conditions - the strictest ever imposed on an application of its type - were put in place by the environment minister.

Impact assessments need to be mandatory, with non-compliant organisations facing stringent penalties.

Stringent cuts imposed on Athens in return for €240bn (£201bn) in rescue funds from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, have resulted in the country's health budget being slashed by close to 40%.

The reason is that the government's targets are very stringent, and everyone in the hospital is working towards meeting them.