A social transition is clearly under way in Qatar, where strict allegiance to the fundamentalist Wahabi Muslim faith and to local custom has for centuries required that women be largely invisible outside the home.

They both acted as though what accounted for Mr. Reagan's and Mrs. Thatcher's successes was their strict allegiance to conservative ideology.

However, the majority of Polish-Americans kept a strict allegiance to labor politics and the Democratic Party.

They are known for their strict allegiance to the Riders, standing through the entire game, and often being merciless to opposing fans who sit in the section and cheer for the road team.

They are known for their strict allegiance to the Yankees, and are often merciless to opposing fans who sit in the section and cheer for the road team.

The Bleacher Creatures are a group of fans of the New York Yankees who are known for their strict allegiance to the team and their merciless attitude to opposing fans.

The other two groups, one based in Ashrafieh and one in the old railway station, used no set hierarchy expect strict allegiance to Hobeika and their own group leader.

As a result, says Frank Metzger, director of personnel planning for International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, "You no longer have the strict allegiance to hierarchy.

As families moved from the countryside to the city, their children grew up without the traditional strict allegiance to authority.

Some people, like Sheik Abu Zant, the Islamic leader, argue that stricter allegiance to Islam is the answer.