Sentence examples for and the rigor of from inspiring English sources
States earned points if they raised their standards and the rigor of standardized tests.
All states adopt their own curriculums and testing standards, and the rigor of the tests varies greatly.
Some believe it is a mistake to fetishize job preparation and the "rigor" of fields like accounting and finance.
Breaking through the lockstep of the screenplay and the rigor of the schema, the brief sequence suggests a more intimate, bracing, documentary-like look at the people onscreen.
Although Mr. Auburn has great admiration for David Mamet, Tom Stoppard would seem to be more of an influence, for his "playfulness and the rigor of his construction".
But, again, the conventional is enriched by the extraordinary passion of the novel, the writer's direct access to feeling, and the rigor of the language.
He joked about his youth and the rigors of a long-distance marriage.
But whatever the glories and the rigors of nature may signify to the civilized, for these characters, living in the midst of it, nature doesn't signify.
Often they sound infantilized: they are in terror of her temper, her decisions, her growing reputation as a drunk and the rigors of her technique and repertory.
For some renters, a lease is a prologue to buying -- a way to get a feel for a town and the rigors of commuting.
The party that needs protection is the borrower, not some mortgage broker or title company worried about full disclosure and the rigors of competition.
