Word: strictly
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Theoretically, one might even argue that the citizens of the territories which later became states in the Union were born in an earlier "Campobelo." These citizens failed the Article I, Section 8 eligibility test on two grounds: 1) they were not "natural born citizens" in the strict sense and 2) they were not "Citizen[s] of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution." Yet these "naturalized" Americans citizens were not denied the right to run for President...
...tradition. The concert in general drew much disapproval from the audience. "This is what happens when John Williams conducts the Symphony," grumbled one woman afterwards, undoubtedly voicing the thoughts of many other patrons. Perhaps it is the purist in all of us that goes to Symphony Hall with a strict set of ideas, and perhaps it is because of these ideas that this kind of performance fails to realize our ideal of an authentic concert experience...
Another cause may lie in historical forces. Tobacco and the U.S. have gone hand-in-hand from the beginning of our nation's history. In 1617, those settlers in Jamestown sent off the first shipment of tobacco to England. Although the use of tobacco went against their strict religious principles, the settlers were not puritanical enough to shun the high price the tobacco brought. The repercussions of their decision are still being felt today. By deciding to quell any moral qualms in favor of the profit margin, those tobacco farmers founded a tradition of disavowing any moral obligations that present...
...movie. With their matching, unisex crew cuts and Henley-collared blue shirts, they resembled the modern SoCal monks they claimed to be. While the mansion was itself hardly monastic with its tennis courts, putting green, and indoor elevator, its residents practiced celibacy, and neither smoked nor drank. They followed strict rules of diet. Neighbors never saw more than a few at a time, coming and going or perhaps at the local pancake house. No one was ever playing tennis. The thirty-nine dead computer monks at 18241 Colina Norte were not all young. They had their elders; "Father John...
...drugs--protease inhibitors--are designed to be taken according to a strict schedule and can potentially strengthen the HIV-virus if taken sporadically...