rigid discipline

collocation in English

meaningsofrigidanddiscipline

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rigid
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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discipline
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/us
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by ...
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(Definition ofrigidanddisciplinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were too astute to accept therigiddisciplineand punishing conditions of life as front-line troops.
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People cannot enforce therigiddisciplineof maximum utilisation of materials which they could in ordinary times.
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It is nonsense to suggest that privatisation and a morerigiddisciplinein running some of our ex-municipal assets cannot prove effective.
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No, it is always therigiddisciplinethat is applied to the worker.
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A very efficient nation by nature it is attuned to violence andrigiddisciplineand preparedness, and has been over a series of years.
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We must haverigiddisciplineon this matter.
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In some schools discipline is rigid, and there are parents who likerigiddiscipline.
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I would first refer to the question ofrigiddiscipline.
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Disliking therigiddisciplineenforced at the preparatory school, he ran away.
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He is known for hisrigiddisciplineon and off the training pitch and doesn't differentiate between star and team players.
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He believed pilots could not be successfully handled withrigiddiscipline, as what made for a good pilot was an independence that inflexible discipline destroyed.
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He established new guarding provisions, which includedrigiddiscipline, total obedience to orders, and tightening disciplinary and punishment regulations for detainees.
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She is a very severe woman who believes inrigiddiscipline.
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Marable was a strict bandleader, demanding musical proficiency andrigiddisciplinefrom all his bandmembers, yet allowing them to develop their individual strong points.
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That is the aim of the policy, and we shall continue to apply rigid disciplines to the use of taxpayers' money.
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These often involve fasting or conducting life according to certain rigid disciplines.
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