Due
Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
Strict
Both words in one sentence
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One show that deliberately invokes this trope is John Kricfalusi's The Ren & Stimpy Show, due to John's strict rule that there was no strict rule about staying on model.
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The (then dissolved) Big Three lamented that due to evolving trends and less strict management, The Who were allowed to capture their raw sound on record.
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Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Louis-Nicolas Davout had this reputation, due to his very cold and strict personality which his critics interpreted as full-blown heartlessness and cruelty.
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