Access to the oligarch was strictly controlled.
In Europe, most radio was strictly controlled by government.
Internet access was strictly controlled by one professor, who monitored each Web page a student visited.
Throughout the communist period, education in Romania was strictly controlled by the state and reflected the country's official socialist ideology.
Church music dominated Switzerland until the 17th century, and in Protestant areas music was strictly controlled during the Reformation.
In the Soviet era, religion was strictly controlled until the more relaxed policies of Mikhail S. Gorbachev made the creation of small Islamic groups possible.
The Internet, which was strictly controlled under Saddam, is available everywhere, as are a wide variety of computers, domestic appliances, and cell phones.
The Sperrgebiet was extremely rich in diamonds, the mining of which was strictly controlled; parts of the area are still mined.
The drugs industry was strictly controlled at the time, but diagnostics kits using the new technologies of gene sequencing were not yet regulated.
When Mr. Richie arrived here, fraternization between occupier and the occupied was strictly controlled, and M.P.'s patrolled Tokyo to try to make sure that Americans did not enter Japanese bars, nightclubs, Kabuki playhouses and movie theaters.
The remaining problem was how to sell such a fantasy toy effectively on television - the use of animation in advertising in the US at that time was strictly controlled.
