stricture

"The coral reef grew over many years due to the slow accretions of calcium carbonate. "

"The swimmer walked to the end of the springboard and bounced to gain height before diving into the pool. "

"The joy of winning the school raffle was transitory; I was happy for only a few hours until I realized I had to pay taxes on the prize. "

"The teacher was surprisingly permissive, allowing students to use their phones during the study hall. "

"Discipline calls for a certain strictness."

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

"The teacher assigned additional homework for the weekend. "

"For them, parity is less an ultimate goal than a transitory and permissive springboard for testing Western resolve and pursuing whatever additional accretions of strategic power the strictures of SALT and American tolerance will allow."

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

"What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?"

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "