( BrE ) ( AmE rigor ) noun
1 strictness
ADJECTIVE
▪ academic , analytical , formal , intellectual , logical , mathematical , methodological , scholarly , scientific
▪ full ( BrE )
▪
The crime will be treated with the full ~ of the law.
VERB + RIGOUR/RIGOR
▪ lack
▪
Their analysis lacks ~.
▪ apply
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I can only hope that they are applying ~ to these ideas and discoveries.
▪ maintain ( esp. AmE )
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methodology guidelines to maintain scientific ~
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪ ~ in
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There is a need for academic ~ in approaching this problem.
2 rigours/rigors severe conditions
VERB + RIGOURS/RIGORS
▪ be subjected to , face
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computers that are subjected to the ~s of the office environment
▪ avoid , escape
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The town managed to escape the ~s of war.
▪ handle , stand up to , survive , withstand
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He quickly proved he could handle the ~s of the job.
▪ prepare sb/sth for , protect (sb/sth) against
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The thick coat of the mountain goat protects it against the ~s of winter.