After all, flexibility, not rigid guidelines, is what makes dieting doable for most folks.

Not only was his solution aesthetically pleasing, but it also kept well within the rigid guidelines of the Edict.

Some school districts, feeling pressure to raise scores, based their curriculum on the tests and issued rigid guidelines.

But the task is made harder still by court orders that micromanage the process with rigid guidelines for evaluating and placing students.

It requires one to be a strong authority figure, at times establishing rigid guidelines for the child.

Several law enforcement agencies say they are learning to stick to rigid guidelines.

Newspaper journalism takes place within rigid stylistic guidelines.

It is ironic that some patients prefer rigid guidelines because of an enhanced sense of control over drugs.

The ability to adhere to rigid guidelines for behavior in a highly structured setting is not predictive of adequate functioning outside.

Mr. Conklin does not see his classification as a set of rigid guidelines.