1.   A combination of higher taxation and more rigorous academic standards led to a dearth of first-class amateurs.

2.   I was wrong, he said, to think that the Black Studies Department had abandoned rigorous standards.

3.   Instead of an anecdotal narrative it must aspire to the rigorous standards of a science.

4.   It advocated more rigorous standards for planning future projects.

5.   Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.

6.   If the invention fails to meet the rigorous standards required for patentability, these and other forms of protection may still apply.

7.   And as American insurance companies extend their global reach, they are aggressively selling policies in countries with less rigorous standards for record-keeping and documentation.

8.   Another key point for teachers is developing and maintaining rigorous academic standards, Higuchi said.

9.   Because the Bank of New York loan is government-insured, it carries rigorous underwriting standards and is document-intensive.

10.   Besides setting rigorous educational standards, master craft workers all pay dues to national associations that run technical training centers.