So was adjusting to more rigorous competition.
Robinson put Terreri through a rigorous competition with Frederic Henry in training camp.
"Rigorous competition of all players, including smaller and innovative ones, must be preserved for the future," Joaquín Almunia, the competition commissioner, told members of the European Parliament.
On the contrary, I look to the private sector, and rigorous competition, to assist in driving up standards in our prisons.
But institutions must still treat the team similarly to other varsity athletic teams, including offering comparable financial support and rigorous competition and practice schedules.
A Selectica spokeswoman said her company was chosen from a pool of 30 competitors after a rigorous competition that lasted almost a year.
Each member of the group has passed a rigorous competition to obtain the lifelong title of Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, which the Ministry of Labor awards to about 2 percent of applicants every three to four years.
(Reflecting the democratic nature of the truly rigorous competition, which attracts celebrities as well as a variety of professional athletes, the three winners, all Japanese, have been a crabber, a fisherman and a shoe salesman).
Second, even if rigorous competition enables the talented — or, better, the lucky — to realize their goals, it is completely unwarranted to suppose that their accomplishments will translate into any increased benefit for the overwhelming majority of those who are less fortunate.
Or, if you're only interested in the best cookbook of the year, the one that emerges unscathed from several rounds of rigorous competition, look out for the final selection, which will be made by Nora Ephron and announced in a public trophy ceremony at the Astor Center, in New York City, on Monday, November 9th.
