RIGOROUS


Meaning of RIGOROUS in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a thorough/rigorous examination (= very careful )

There needs to be a thorough examination of these claims.

rigorous/strict scrutiny (= very careful and thorough )

This system has been subject to rigorous scrutiny.

stringent/strict/rigorous/tough standards (= high standards that are difficult to reach )

The Marines’ rigorous standards mean that only a small proportion of applicants are successful.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

less

In fact, Lucas adopts a much less rigorous approach.

His thinking is a little less rigorous than others, his language a little more colorful.

more

Should this be realised, then assessment on the course may have to be more rigorous .

A more rigorous refereeing system or the restriction of scholarship to limited types may be introduced.

Testing technique Technically, post-war testing became more and more rigorous .

ProTech students were taking more rigorous mathematics and science courses than their peers, although their grades were not substantially better.

The computational approach is, therefore, much more rigorous intellectually than that to which many psychologists have been accustomed.

It seems possible but highly unlikely that more rigorous standards were used for the categories that we happened not to study.

When he returned to Liverpool as manager, he introduced a more rigorous fitness regime.

Performance evaluations will be more rigorous .

most

All export controls of armaments and all our customers are subject to the most rigorous control and scrutiny, as she knows.

I think legal education is the most rigorous of educations, and that is a value unto itself.

It should be robust enough to stand up to the most rigorous testing from the appraisal panel.

Judging by their reaction to a recent study, only the most rigorous evidence will convince them.

It might be thought that such tenets were unambiguous enough in a democracy to be assured the most rigorous defence.

The Pope's visit to the Wailing Wall last Sunday marked the most rigorous test yet of his brotherly discourse.

He examined it for blotches and blemishes, and subjected any irregularities to the most rigorous scrutiny.

To tamper with serfdom was certain to arouse wild expectations among the peasantry and would require the most rigorous control.

■ NOUN

approach

The arrangements announced yesterday to ease the introduction of the poll tax are symptomatic of a less rigorous approach .

In fact, Lucas adopts a much less rigorous approach .

safety

They are professionals with equipment which meets rigorous safety standards.

standard

Instead of an anecdotal narrative it must aspire to the rigorous standards of a science.

It seems possible but highly unlikely that more rigorous standards were used for the categories that we happened not to study.

It advocated more rigorous standards for planning future projects.

I was wrong, he said, to think that the Black Studies Department had abandoned rigorous standards .

test

Every week we carry out around 15,000 rigorous tests on water samples.

Also the whole machine passed many rigorous tests with flying colors.

The Pope's visit to the Wailing Wall last Sunday marked the most rigorous test yet of his brotherly discourse.

Now there are calls for rigorous tests to be introduced.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

rigorous academic standards

Every new drug has to pass a series of rigorous safety checks before it is put on sale.

The car is put through rigorous road performance tests.

The entrance tests for people wishing to enter the diplomatic service are particularly rigorous .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Each distinctive type should be subject to a rigorous set of explicit rules of discipline.

His thinking is a little less rigorous than others, his language a little more colorful.

It should be robust enough to stand up to the most rigorous testing from the appraisal panel.

Like all her writings, Children's Minds combines great clarity and lucidity of expression with original and rigorous thought.

There are some rigorous theorems which prove that context free grammars can not be learned, in a certain sense.

They use exposure to the world of work to motivate young people to learn more rigorous academics.

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