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rigorous Adjective

— To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules. To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise. — Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant. He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.

rigorous

— adjective (= strict) rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard rigorous application of the law a strict vegetarian — adjective (= stringent, tight) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures rigorous discipline tight security stringent safety measures

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To this was added rigorous musical training at the Conservatory of Fine Arts.

Once His Majesty will be in Ischl, the personnel control will be rigorous.

Rigorous control!

At the Austrian Court predominates a rigorous ceremonial. the Spanish ceremonial that must be obeyed, in any situation.

And before that, while still in training at Camp Foch they bought themselves a reputation for enthusiastic spirit, and rigorous discipline.

I know about the rigorous training of the Vulcan youth, but tell me, did he ever run and play like the human children, even in secret?

Mrs. Sarek, I know about the rigorous training of the Vulcan youth, but tell me, did he ever run and play like the human children, even in secret?

Preparing for this brief moment of glory at halftime. A basic training as rigorous as the star football players themselves.

Owing to the rigorous bite of tax five pence of a further sixpence was swallowed up in tax.

The Tucker sports boat has undergone very rigorous testing.

My scientific training demands that I be rigorous. and that I base my work on solid. and precise principles.

After rigorous selection at each step of the manufacturing process comes the careful packaging.

The rigorous selection procedures winnow out all but the most upright and honourable public servants.

It's officially impossible. Stringent security, rigorous inspections, meticulous scrutiny.

Rigorous treatment followed by 6 months bed rest will cure your cold, but your lungs will always be weak.

During attack rigorous discipline is a matter of the utmost importance.

Look at its rigorous design.

And I assure you, Klink, that my investigation of this matter shall be complete and most rigorous.

Not one single fact shall escape my rigorous interrogation.

Well, I understand that the discipline here used to be quite rigorous.

Give her our routine rigorous search.

The two are working together closely, the action growing more rigorous.

Through long years of rigorous training, sacrifice denial, pain we forge our bodies in the fire of our will.

To this was added rigorous musical training.. attheConservatoryofFine Arts.

Look at its rigorous design. It's powerful, sober lines show that elegance and exceptional performance can be combined.

This historic flight, preceded by nearly a decade of research and preparation has been shrouded by the most rigorous security precautions.

Preparing for this moment of glory, a basic training as rigorous as the star players' long hours of choreography that would put the Rockettes to shame.

Extreme joy because she chose to let herself die rather than sign the condemnation of what made her choose to forsake the world: the holy, rigorous doctrine of Port Royal.

Through long years of rigorous training, sacrifice. denial, pain. we forge our bodies in the fire of our will.

To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.

This is the most rigorous physical testing ever done to human beings.

Plus. you will endure an extremely rigorous physical training program.

Be more rigorous.

That's why here at Hexagon's Tanker Captain Training School, future captains go through a rigorous instruction programme.

Our donors have to pass a rigorous screening process.

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Usually, conspiracy theories surface where people are poorly educated and a rigorous independent press is lacking.

He instituted a severe crackdown on gun ownership, and forced would-be gun owners to submit to a rigorous application process, and to document why they would need a gun.

On the contrary, it has become more rigorous and covert.

There is a rigorous process of scholarly review of proposed new therapies, associated with professional journals that uphold high research standards.

Such an explanation, backed by rigorous evidence, is no less necessary today.

With few exceptions, demographers and epidemiologists have not applied their expertise to making rigorous, credible estimates of civilian mortality and morbidity.

Nor are they subjected to the same rigorous toxicity studies as other pharmaceutical agents.

Tellingly, the British Foreign Office's rigorous review of how the EU operates did not deliver an agenda for the repatriation of competences.

Although we had it on good authority that they were technically rigorous and legally sound, they simply were never discussed.

Rigorous disclosure requirements that include conflicts of interest are one way to limit the potential damage.

Buchanan was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1986 for bringing to the study of government and the behavior of government officials the same rigorous analysis that economists had long applied to private economic decision-making.

Rigorous historical enquiry can save us from blindness about who we are and what we can do.

Becker relied on rigorous standards in evaluating government policy.

But today's French legislation is less rigorous than it seems.

Like many other people, I tend to believe that anyone paid more than me is prima facie over-rewarded, but I know this is not the most rigorous test I could apply.

DUBLIN - Bond markets are notoriously fickle, often driven by sentiment rather than rigorous macroeconomic analysis, and, as the 2008 global financial crisis demonstrated, they are far from infallible.

In this way, a substantial part of the money they had raised would go to the most effective charity in each category, while simultaneously encouraging transparency and rigorous evaluation.

Criteria must therefore be established to ensure that sequencing is performed in an appropriate clinical environment, with rigorous standards in place, including for sample collection.

In order to curb investment demand, tighter credit rationing and monetary policy are inevitable in 2008, while investment projects and land use will be subject to more rigorous control.

But it does facilitate a full and rigorous public debate over key questions of a state's foreign and domestic policies.

They set priorities among the well-intentioned projects they finance, merely by deciding to do some things and not others - often based on political realities and media attention rather than rigorous scrutiny.

Moreover, the IMF will still be there, along with its fiscal straight jacket and its rigorous monitoring.

But, by providing an honest, rigorous assessment of the major reform proposals, the Independent Banking Commission has performed an invaluable service, and deserves recognition for a job elegantly done.

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