I am referring to the excessively rigid and hostile attitudes of the United States consular authorities.

The same Jason Bourne who met the excessively rigid standards set by Swiss law for the release of a numbered account.

For some people 'appraisal' smacks too much of an excessively rigid method which could involve unfair disciplining or even the sack.

The history of the Social Security Act of 1935 suggests the risks of making an excessively rigid commitment to universal coverage.

Soviet ballet may be hampered by excessively rigid notions of how long works should be.

But we do not agree that we should start classifying all mobility actions in an excessively rigid way, because this would end up being damaging.

Parliament is concerned that the mechanism should not be gripped in the vice of an excessively rigid definition.

We can see the advantage in any framework of retaining flexibility and not putting in place excessively rigid guidelines.

However, they should not adopt an excessively rigid approach nor should they frustrate our other political endeavours.

Ms. Brookner argues that these rules are excessively rigid, and that most lawsuits can be handled by lawyers without security clearances.