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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A stickler for realism, he was frustrated by an obstinacy in his models as strong as his own.
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Being sticklers for legal tradition, they plan to anyway, of course.
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Charman, a stickler for musical purity, did not relish the idea.
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Montgomery is a stickler for defense, and Moseley caught on quickly.
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The chancellor is clearly no stickler for fiscal purity.
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The loosest woman is a stickler for etiquette and elocution.
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With his personal guests who were important to him or his state, Kim was a stickler for detail.
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You just have to have much better vision and not be such a stickler for detail to see ours.