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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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Stricter vs strict

The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 has a full list of controlled medicines.

Legal controls
Stricter legal controls apply to controlled medicines to prevent them:
https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1391.aspx?CategoryID=73&SubCategoryID=100
Please explain the use of the comparative "stricter". Is there an implied comparison?
  

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Yes, the comparison is probably to something mentioned earlier in the context.

  • Yes, the comparison is probably to something mentioned earlier in the context.
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Yes, the comparison is probably to something mentioned earlier in the context.

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