But there Dr. Fauci was, meeting with me and my comrades, branded radical homosexuals, to discuss our policy proposal for upending longstanding Food and Drug Administration strictures against public access to drugs before they are approved.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/01/04/peter-staley-how-anthony-fauci/

He argued for more flexibility in what and how the project would be built, and going hard for the best private-public partnership with as few strictures as possible for now.

Source: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/decision-time-looms-for-big-lumberyard-affordable-housing-project-aspen-council-could-ok-it-as-soon-as-tuesday/

So my strictures here are not an exercise in coyly concealed self-congratulation so much as an effort to describe an ideal and to recommit myself to it in the classes that I teach.

Source: https://thewalrus.ca/why-you-need-to-think-for-yourself/

When he dropped his hat in the ring, all the previous CTU rules and strictures applying to funding political candidates came flying off, like the Hulk exploding out of rubber bands.

Source: https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/04/05/randi-weingarten-celebrating-her-chicago-mayoral-win-n541904

Years ago, I worked with a hardcore vegan who made the strictures of kosher seem mild.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/12/03/vegan-food-in-redondo-beach-comes-with-a-tasty-pedigree-at-this-restaurant/