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noun The quality or state of being stringent.
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noun A rigorousimposition of standards
noun A tightness or constriction
noun A scarcity of money or credit
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noun conscientious attention to rules and details
noun a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
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Again I stress that the fundamental cause of the present credit stringency is the rapid expansion of the Canadian economy, and that the only sound way to relieve this pressure and to maintain a sustained rate of growth in keeping with our expanding population and our rich resources is to increase our total supply of capital.
There’s a lot of web content, be it blogs or Twitter or Facebook updates, emanating directly from wine sellers and marketers that might fall under this increased stringency from the FTC.
The committee said that whoever formed the next government should not let any "stringency" cuts affect the strategic defence review (SDR) which all the main parties are committed to.
The committee said that whoever formed the next government should not let any "stringency" cuts affect the strategic defence review (SDR) which all the main parties are committed to.
These filters can have various degrees of stringency, meaning they can be set loose enough to capture events that are similar to, but don't quite match the predictions.
The committee said that whoever formed the next government should not let any "stringency" cuts affect the strategic defence review (SDR) which all the main parties are committed to.
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