rigorous selection

collocation in English

meaningsofrigorousandselection

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rigorous
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪɡ.ər.əs/us
/ˈrɪɡ.ɚ.əs/
approving
careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofrigorousandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There will be arigorousselectionprocess for mentors, including one-to-one interviews and accredited training.
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For the most senior posts, arigorousselectionprocess is required, including the appointment of an external assessor.
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Like other accelerated progression schemes, applicants will now go through arigorousselectionprocess.
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However, that cabinet has not been elected, nor have its members been through therigorousselectionprocess applied to the civil service.
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There is arigorousselectionprocedure and about 30–40 officers are selected to attend each year.
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I do not know how many people applied, but they had to go through arigorousselectionprocess.
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There is not therigorousselectionprocedure which we have here.
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Secondly, we have arigorousselectionprocess which will ensure that the strategic partner shares our commitment to safety.
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This of course has a veryrigorousselectionprocedure.
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Consider this: those whom universities have identified afterrigorousselectionprocedures as outstanding in quality suffer a contractual penalty while those rejected by the very same procedures do not.
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Adults go through arigorousselectionprocess.
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This has provided a pool of accredited governors who have been throughrigorousselectionprocedures and will be available to fill anticipated in-charge vacancies during the next year.
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Social workers keen to specialise in that area should be subjected torigorousselectionand training, followed by the right sort of experience, or we simply perpetuate incompetence.
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Modern winemaking techniques, along withrigorousselection, are employed in this area to produce wine.
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Each category has a separate jury and arigorousselectionprocess.
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The organization enforcesrigorousselectionof breeding stock, with a goal of increasing quality in the breed.
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The recipients of this prestigious award are picked after going through arigorousselectionprocess.
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Candidates go through arigorousselectionprocess, then once admitted, receive further training in deep surveillance, signals intelligence, etc.
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The school practices arigorousselectionmethod for admissions.
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Rushes are asked to tell a joke prior to the brief, and graded by the team as part of therigorousselectionprocess.
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