Sentence examples for is less rigorous than from inspiring English sources

But dealers sometimes fit the cars with dealer plates, often obtained from states like Pennsylvania, where applying is less rigorous than in New York.

That is less rigorous than the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard you'd need to establish to send me to jail for a few months for picking someone's pocket.

In fact, the gush of new scholarship from the archives is less rigorous than it appears, say Professor Schrecker and others, including Victor Navasky, publisher of The Nation, who wrote "Naming Names" (Viking, 1980), a book about Hollywood blacklisting.

The approach is less rigorous than at some Asian monasteries but, as Kornfield notes, "the silence alone is a formidable thing". If all goes according to plan, spending days here leads to time slowing down, creating a real awareness of what is happening, moment by moment.

Claimants to the public fund are likely to retain an attorney even if the application process is less rigorous than a suit.

IARC's approach is "less rigorous" than EPA's in evaluating scientific evidence, and IARC's conclusions are "scientifically unreliable," according to the brief.

Some analysts also said the measure was less rigorous than many had feared.

It was less rigorous than the butterfly but not as geriatric as the breaststroke, and after long enough you still got tired – marvellously so.

European and American officials have said the control process was less rigorous than they had hoped for, a complaint echoed repeatedly by Abdullah's team.

Responding to the F.D.A. decision, Mr. DiPiazza noted that the recent F.D.A. review was less rigorous than the agency's 1997 review.

In some areas, like the length of student-teaching placement, Dr. Robinson said, the council's standards are less rigorous than what many education schools require.