Sentence examples for rigorous building from inspiring English sources

It was the first mega-quake, its magnitude near 9, to strike a developed country with rigorous building codes.

The ghostly, graceful trees belie the rugged internal structure, now hidden, that was necessary to meet rigorous building codes.

But while experts have praised Japan's rigorous building codes and quake-resistant buildings for limiting the number of casualties from Friday's earthquake, the devastation in coastal areas and a final death toll predicted to exceed 10,000 could push Japan to redesign its seawalls — or reconsider its heavy reliance on them altogether.

Mr Edwards is calling for more rigorous building safety checks.

Because the Lions Tower Kotodai was recently built, its seismic resilience is superior to buildings constructed under older, less rigorous building codes.

Florida enacted adaptation plans and more rigorous building codes after the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

There has been an explosion of rigorous theory building and research on the topic across many disciplines and this is expected to continue and grow.

When he found himself significantly overweight a few years ago, he embarked on a rigorous body-building regimen, losing 125 pounds.

In addition, the book details the rigorous "character-building exercises" Liu's parents had her perform.

Facilitated by a series of rigorous consensus-building activities, these organisations have supported the development of a common set of outcome measures for acute stroke research.

The performances follow the principles of jazz as we all know it, with rigorous collective improvisation building up arcs of tension.