strict rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrictandrule
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strict
adjective
uk/strɪkt/us/strɪkt/
strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofstrictandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, this is not astrictrule.
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In case (1) r is a defeasible rule, in case (2) it is astrictrule.
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Blocking is more limited than competition because it requires eitherstrictrule-ordering or all-or-none competition.
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There is astrictruleabout this.
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There is astrictruleon that matter.
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It was a relaxation of the present ratherstrictrule.
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Their humanity is not over-bound bystrictrule.
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While ties tended to be stronger in traditional rural communities, and among workingclass families, there was nostrictrulein patterns of behaviour.
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Such a body of data will allow researchers to use astrictrule, the "generality first" rule, in the process of theory selection.
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However, finding a lessstrictrulesuch that elaborated structures can be built without losing strong normalisation is a non-trivial task.
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Observe that astrictrulewith an empty body can be represented as a fact, but a defeasible rule with an empty body is not a fact.
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In consequence of thisstrictrule, we give wide publicity to the closing date requirement.
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I hope that you will look into that ratherstrictrule.
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That is thestrictruleof order with regard to this debate.
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However, it is not astrictrule.
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For example, astrictrulemay have its body proved defeasibly, yet it may not fire because there is a rule with the opposite conclusion that is not weaker.
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When astrictrulehas an empty body, then its head is definitely provable; when there are no strict rules for a literal, then the literal is unprovable definitely.
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I regret however that the need of the troops does not justify a departure from the presentstrictrule.
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This is perhaps due to the increased car-parking facilities and the verystrictruleabout off-loading of vehicles.
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I am glad to say that in my 40 years of public service confidentiality was thestrictrule.
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We have not used our accumulations of gold according to thestrictruleof the game in expanding our currency.
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