1.   After all, New York state has sharply raised academic standards in recent years, requiring all students to pass its rigorous Regents exams to graduate.

2.   All fen-phen weight-loss programs also should include a rigorous physical exam, diet, exercise program and regular checkups.

3.   Brokers had to pass rigorous exams to become licensed in the first place, but the focus of that training is on investing and execution.

4.   Earning the diploma requires passing rigorous state exams and is tougher to obtain than a locally issued diploma with less stringent requirements.

5.   Meanwhile, Jack Christie, chairman of the State Board of Education, said that Texas students also could soon be facing more rigorous TAAS exams.

6.   Often, such practioners have medical training in their native countries but have yet to pass more rigorous licensing exams here.

7.   Starting this year, students will have to pass a more rigorous English Regents exam to earn a high school diploma.

8.   The Board of Regents announced plans last spring to require all public high school students to pass more rigorous Regents exams to graduate.

9.   The Medgar Evers program helped students pass the rigorous Regents science exams, and students had to score well to earn the trip.

10.   The trip was a reward for students who had completed an after-school program sponsored by Medgar Evers College to help them pass the rigorous Regents science exams.