Doctors, most commonly male in China, issue strict orders to their reports, the nurses.

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Ministers have been under strict orders to give no hint of their personal sentiments.

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Speaking at the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday, Smith was naming no names, saying she was under strict orders.

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Softbank says it is under strict orders from Apple not to disclose how many reservations it has accepted or how many will be distributed Friday.

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Mr Dowson, from the Burn Road in Comber, was released on bail on strict orders that he is not to use a telephone except in an emergency situation.

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In San Antonio people are under strict orders to curb their water use, and if you see your neighbours watering the lawn you are supposed to report them to the police.

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Lynn's defense team argued that their client repeatedly told higher-ups about the alleged abuse and, under strict orders from the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, had no authority to remove priests from the ministry.

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The Pakistani commander said strict orders had been passed to troops on the LoC to observe a ceasefire that has been in place since 2003, a spokesman for the Indian army, Col Jagdeep Dahiya, told the BBC.

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And they typically come with strict secrecy orders, barring the recipient from acknowledging the case to anyone but attorneys.

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It is a staple of religious orders to fast or adhere to a strict diet.

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