Sentence examples for were not strict enough from inspiring English sources

But there were also critics at the other end of the political spectrum who said the bill's limits on carbon emissions were not strict enough.

The Department of Education said the council's targets were not strict enough, immediate action was needed to clear a backlog of unallocated cases, and the views of children involved need to be taken into account.

An alternative explanation may be that we did not appropriately control for the manner of connectivity, and were not strict enough in examining only strongly monosynaptic connections (though see Figures 11 and 12).

It also raised concern that perhaps eligibility requirements weren't strict enough.

People have faulted our laws and regulations, which apparently weren't strict enough, and our enforcers, who clearly weren't forceful enough.

But the Germans were also opposed, arguing that the new regime was not strict enough.

There will always be religious critics who say the society is not strict enough.

The EU has norms restricting the amount of phosphorus in the water, but they're not strict enough.

They contend that the system, which allows some polluters to buy credits linked to reductions in polluted discharges by others, is not strict enough.

The European Banking Authority has pressed weaker banks to rebuild their reserves, but many analysts say the agency's requirements are not strict enough to restore confidence in banks' health.

Although Amish rules appear rigid to outsiders, the few who leave the Church do so usually because it's not strict enough.