strictness

How To Use strictness In A Sentence

• Kids raised in authoritarian households got grades comparable to kids from what we called authoritative households, where you had strictness accompanied by warmth and encouragement of self-direction.
• I have elsewhere spoken of a past sabbatarian strictness, and I have lately received an account of a strictness in observing the national fast-day, or day appointed for preparation in celebrating Holy Communion, which has in some measure passed away. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
• There is a correct way to dance a waltz that is almost balletic in its strictness, but, to a large extent, in club dance anything goes and you just see where it gets you.
• Observe, It is no disparagement for those who have power to be condescending, and sometimes even to beseech, where, in strictness of right, they might command; so does Paul here, though an apostle: he entreats where he might enjoin, he argues from love rather than authority, which doubtless must carry engaging influence with it. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
• To a lesser extent they blamed adverse family factors and the strictness of the school regime.
• Perhaps the consciousness encouraged a little defiance towards the critical strictness of persons.
• I sensed he must have been able to assume a far harsher expression when, in 1311, the Council of Vienne, with the decretal Exivi de paradiso, had deposed Franciscan superiors hostile to the Spirituals, but had charged the latter to live in peace within the order; and this champion of renunciation had not accepted that shrewd compromise and had fought for the institution of a separate order, based on principles of maximum strictness. The Name of the Rose
• The quality evaluation included the validity of data, strictness and continuity of the logistic demonstration.
• Yet when no discrimination is in question she forgoes strictness, and gives both race and diversity constitutional stature.
• Better to be able to argue about the answer to a clue than to have such mathematical strictness.