Word: strictly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...endearing qualities. One of the Beaver's newsmen urgently needed ?1,000, the biographer recounted. He asked Beaverbrook if he could borrow the sum and repay it out of salary. Next day the general manager summoned the journalist and told him that there was a strict office rule against such advances. "But," he added, "Lord Beaverbrook has instructed me to make you a free gift of ?1,000. Here is a check." Biographer Driberg praised this act of kindness for the unidentified newsman. Footnoted the Beaver dryly: "Mr. Driberg was the employee concerned...
...Strict for Girls. The reason Cherberg was disliked by a lot of people at Washington was made clear by some of his players, who had signed a petition asking for his release. The coach, they said, was too strict: he would not let them ride home from games with their girls; he yelled at them; he would not let them whistle in the dressing room or chew grass; he made them sit erect on the bench. Citing a list of such complaints, four promising freshmen quit the University (enrollment 30,000) to solicit offers elsewhere. After an investigation by University...
...Strict discipline and an atmosphere of struggle and humility...
...several visits to Russian universities, Malia observed "strict regimentation of the students." The standard of technical competence that they have to achieve is very high," Malia said, "but they are not encouraged to think things out by themselves. They seemed bored by the Marxist doctrine that they have to adhere to so rigorously...
Sullivan indicated that he favors no new traffic laws, but rather strict enforcement of the present regulations, which do authorize towing-away of any car which is a hazard or obstruction to traffic...