After a scrupulous study of burial records, residency registers and even the melting points of the limestone used for the city's pre-war buildings, an historical commission concluded in 2010 that at most 25,000 had been killed in the bombing, but that more likely 20,000 had died.
"Koestler" seems a prodigy of research, in many languages, and a scrupulous piece of fair-minded advocacy.
There is a scrupulous keeping of rankings, ratings, records and "firsts," and Mr. Potter has his share of detractors.
Well, after a scrupulous examination of their dictionary, I find that I'have been let down, and badly..
In its heyday, the corporation saw itself as a scrupulous upholder of objectivity and factual reporting.
But a scrupulous avoidance of any solemnity makes "Garden State" a bit too light for its own good.
He is depicted as a patron of the arts, a valiant leader in war and a scrupulous supporter of religion.
At once lifelike and a scrupulous imitation of life, the movie turns time into a bridge that allows you to cross into the lives of others.
The movie, which is almost entirely in Japanese, and burnished with a scrupulous sense of respect, is an exploration of the varieties of stoicism.
Da Capo Press; £17.99 A scrupulous account of one of the most important, yet most misunderstood, events in recent South American history.
A scrupulous history of one of the darkest moments in American military history.
