This tells us about a society that tends to diversify into other paths regarding religious adherence.

Government policies in these countries may encourage the under-reporting or non-reporting of religious adherence, resulting in official totals that may drastically underestimate the number of religious practitioners in these countries.

Rates of religious adherence are steadily decreasing.

Authoritarians demand rigid adherence to rules and an uncritical acceptance of authority.

But too rigid adherence to precedent might lead to injustice in a particular case and unduly restrict the development of the law.

It mandates a rigorous level-playing field for evaluation of all bids and rigid adherence to the project's initial published specification.

Consumers spending premium prices may want to be green, but they will probably take a product that tastes good over rigid adherence to organic farming.

The ballet flourished under the princess's auspices, but was not immune from controversy, because she was reluctant to countenance anything less than a rigid adherence to ancient traditions.

At times, even strict adherence to the safeguards cannot totally prevent the damage they seek to minimise.

The natural promptings of humanity have in this case led to heavy losses which would have been avoided by a strict adherence to military considerations.

In another, the centre was run like a prison camp with strict adherence to 'house rules'.

Shall we insist upon the dissolution of this nuclear family for the sake of her strict adherence to the law?

Insurers insist on strict adherence to health and safety guidelines, which require councils to use expensive specialist equipment to test the safety of light fittings.