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Collocations for rigour - noun

1. strictness

ADJECTIVE

academic, analytical, formal, intellectual, logical, mathematical, methodological, scholarly, scientific
full (BrE)
The crime will be treated with the full rigour of the law.

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VERB + rigour/rigor

lack
Their analysis lacks rigour.
apply
I can only hope that they are applying rigour to these ideas and discoveries.
maintain (esp. AmE)
methodology guidelines to maintain scientific rigour

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PREPOSITION

with rigour
rigour in
There is a need for academic rigour in approaching this problem.

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2. (rigours/rigors) severe conditions

VERB + RIGOURS/RIGORS

be subjected to, face
computers that are subjected to the rigours of the office environment
avoid, escape
The town managed to escape the rigours of war.
handle, stand up to, survive, withstand
He quickly proved he could handle the rigours of the job.
prepare sb/sth for, protect (sb/sth) against
The thick coat of the mountain goat protects it against the rigours of winter.

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