Word: strictly
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Under the assault, Clinton quickly decided he could not refuse to join in. Even then, however, it was not clear what the interventionists were volunteering to do. They agreed to dispatch armed troops, yes, but before committing itself fully, Washington wanted to make strict, limited rules and stick to them. The list of not-to-dos ran long. U.S. soldiers would be there for four months only. "We are not planning a mission to go in and disarm the factions," said Defense Secretary William Perry, "or to separate military from refugees." The troops would not protect aid convoys, not conduct...
...cases where a previous example or set of strict guidelines does not exist that could reasonably justify a decision in a particular case, the Ad Board will be restricted to issuing an 'admonishment.' This proposal would protect students from being disciplined excessively for actions that it was impossible to know were considered wrong. In general, this proposal would only apply to elastic clauses (e.g. 'improper conduct'), since there are guidelines or precedents for most serious infractions of University policy...
...know this country's been uniquely blessed. But as I sit dejected, bored, depressed, I wonder if a strict emissions test Is part of life in Rome, or Budapest...
Archer arrived in Washington in 1971, taking the seat George Bush gave up to run for the Senate, and hasn't left. He now wields enormous power as chairman of both the Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Committee on Taxation. A strict conservative, Archer believes in the free market and tax cuts. Once unopposed, he now faces a new Democrat and two Independents who entered this race because of the court decision...
...loyal partisan, freshman Ed Bryant lives up to his reputation as a strict conservative: he sponsored a bill that would have forced emergency-room doctors to turn in adult illegal immigrants who get compensation from the public purse. By his own admission, however, most of his time and his Judiciary Committee seat have been devoted to clearing the way for the Houston Oilers' proposed move to Nashville...