adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be bored stiff/silly/rigid (= extremely bored )
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Patti was bored stiff with small-town Massachusetts life.
strict/rigid/slavish adherence
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strict adherence to Judaic law
tight/rigid controls (= strict controls )
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the introduction of tighter controls on immigration
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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White as a sheet, and holding his arms out as rigid as a shelf.
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That means the traditional office layout of lined-up cubicles and work stations is seen as rigid and unimaginative.
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Group norms and values will act as constraints and even informal rules can be as rigid as formal rules.
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Without this adjustability, the neural circuitry would be as rigid as that in our consumer electronics.
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She froze, unable to move suddenly, her body as rigid as the pretty statuette she clung to.
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As a result, the gun-barrel feels as rigid as if it were cast in concrete.
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In Television, at this time, line discipline was as rigid as for twice-nightly, weekly rep in the Theatre.
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Above, I am as rigid as a monument; below, smooth fluidity.
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But at the level of field studies there was a much less rigid distinction between professional and amateur.
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It means less rigid structures in planning.
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But Schro der's leftwing government adopted a less rigid stance on foreign currency.
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In fact, the government's policy from 1982 onwards became somewhat less rigid .
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The plasma membrane is also thought to be far less rigid a structure than originally proposed.
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In the Low Country the link between social status and government appointments was less rigid , but nevertheless important.
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As expected, there were strong regional voting patterns, although these appeared a little less rigid than in the 1988 election.
more
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The arteries, much more rigid than veins and buried deeper in the body, are unaffected.
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Statute-based rules thus tend to be both more powerful and also more rigid .
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This may mean becoming even more rigid and defensive about receiving help.
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Some are ruled by single females, in a society even more rigid than that of a beehive.
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Over time, the organization becomes more rigid and the culture more uniform.
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Gradually, it became more rigid .
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Nevertheless, current grammatical freedom is unpalatable to many educated in a more rigid era.
most
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A honeycomb provides the most rigid structure with lightest weight.
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This was provided for by at once exacting the most rigid discipline and order...
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In the west it is the Roman Catholic Church that holds the most rigid and illiberal religious beliefs.
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It is to say that courts must subject them to the most rigid scrutiny.
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Boundaries are most rigid , their outline obvious and often oppressive.
so
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Isabel lay very still, her muscles so rigid with tension that she doubted she could have moved anyway.
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Some corporate cultures are so rigid that they require absolute obedience to the corporate line.
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If only conventions were not so rigid she could easily have had him for a lodger.
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This tale unfolds according to a formula so rigid , just about anyone could tell it.
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Hopefully they will not be so rigid with their resources.
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She was so rigid that each joint had to be broken loose.
too
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Misconceptions can penalise too rigid definition of hinterlands.
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Their categories are too all-encompassing, too rigid .
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Too theoretical, too rigid , too whatever-negative-description-you-can-come-up-with.
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But today these things are too rigid .
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I would not, however, make the separation too rigid .
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It is too rigid and bureaucratic.
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She has never hired anyone with a business-school education, because she believes such people are too rigid in their outlook.
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The line is too rigid , too divisive.
very
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Can I now replace or modify the very rigid eleven leaf springs on the front?
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Sometimes children who are very rigid also have difficulty using emotional ideas.
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After 18 months the law provides very rigid conditions for software registration and it will mean that every copy should be authorised.
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The inheritance of outmoded company structures from the past, reinforced by further concentration, produced very rigid company organisation.
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The very rigid structure looks tedious and clumsy to us humans, but we are not meant to be reading it.
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This is a stout, low-growing plant with very rigid and distinctive leaves.
■ NOUN
adherence
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During preoperational development, children become aware of rules and demand of others a rigid adherence to rules.
body
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We shall see later that in simple shear a rigid body rotation is involved as well as a displacement.
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And the Skyship is a pressure airship, whereas the old airships had rigid bodies .
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With rigid body , I waited for the shots, but none came.
control
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Propping up the world's most enduring dictator is a slavish personality cult, and rigid control of the nation.
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Gore has also maintained rigid control over the use of its products.
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Nicholson brought instant stability to the production and introduced some of the rigid controls he had learned from the Corman modusoperandi.
hierarchy
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Many communities of small cetaceans have rigid hierarchies of power.
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We needed flexibility, but kept rigid hierarchies .
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Its supporters make the point that it breaks down rigid hierarchies and allows for greater participation in the decision-making process.
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In Workplace 2000, rigid hierarchies will be dismantled, as will the ceremonial trappings of power.
rule
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The ephemeral nature of fluid flow belies the rigid rules which govern its behaviour.
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Such rigid rules almost inevitably set up a nightly struggle that exhausts everyone.
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The rigid rules for turn and turn about social calls are no longer observed.
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This means organizations must continue to set norms and create a corporate culture but not lay down rigid rules .
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Byrne designs the cars and has made the most of the rigid rules that now govern Grand Prix racing.
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There are very many such influences on grouping structure, so that rigid rules would be almost impossible to specify.
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They can prefer the certainty and security offered by rigid rules .
structure
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In the islands almost all white men were part of a rigid structure that turned them into guards and gaolers.
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A honeycomb provides the most rigid structure with lightest weight.
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In spite of their rigid structure they can move through the water with surprising speed.
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It means less rigid structures in planning.
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Flexibility is essential; rigid structures do not survive major turbulence.
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The very rigid structure looks tedious and clumsy to us humans, but we are not meant to be reading it.
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Instead of a rigid structure , gender becomes an open house for men and women to enter and leave.
system
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Secondly, as mentioned before, Hindu society is patrilineal and it follows a rigid system of caste distinction.
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It was broken, and we should be wary of returning to such a rigid system .
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They can become a rigid system for controlling students and teachers, but they need not be used in this way.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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rigid academic standards
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About a dozen large rigid plates make up the Earth's crust.
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Andrew was even more rigid in his attitudes towards child-rearing than his father, who was himself quite strict.
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Any major changes were prevented by the rigid conservatism of the Church.
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He built the team through hard training and rigid discipline.
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It is not possible to lay down rigid rules on sentencing - judges must be free to use their discretion.
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Our manager was so rigid , he'd never listen to our ideas.
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People naturally get very frustrated with rigid bureaucracies.
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Spoon the ice-cream into a rigid plastic container and freeze.
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The rigid class distinctions which characterised British society are beginning to break down.
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The framework of the aircraft must be rigid yet light.
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The French maintain a rigid separation of personal and professional life.
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The government had centralized political power and imposed rigid controls on economic activity.
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The key to success is flexibility. If you're too rigid , you could be in trouble.
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The President will not be able to meet enough people if he is kept to an unnaturally rigid schedule.
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The tent is made of strong canvas attached to a rigid frame.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A rigid cabinet is essential for eliminating unwanted resonances, and the unusual glass-reinforced-plastic enclosure is perfect.
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A honeycomb provides the most rigid structure with lightest weight.
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But at the level of field studies there was a much less rigid distinction between professional and amateur.
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They can not all be fitted into the same rigid framework.
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Without this adjustability, the neural circuitry would be as rigid as that in our consumer electronics.
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Yet it would be dangerous to regard such divisions as being in any way rigid .