Examples of de rigueur

• Article 12 of the proposal for a directive lists the areas where equal treatment would be de rigueur, in other words, almost all of them, except the right to vote.

• Hlas landscapes are standard riverbank and boat scenes, often including the "de rigueur" image of a bright-red flamboyant tree.

• There is an accompanying glossary, index and disappointingly brief recommended reading list and no mention of relevant websites which surely are de rigueur these days.

• This is an almost de rigueur comment by reference book editors.

• As is de rigueur in generative phonology, the input is a phonological representation of the same type as the output.

• As with other middle and upper class women who joined the war effort, uniforms were de rigueur.

• In experimental cognitive science it is regarded as de rigueur to establish measures of inter- and intra-rater reliability when dealing with the classification of data that are at all ambiguous.

• In twentieth-century domestic architecture, the well-proportioned rectangular plan with carefully-placed objects within it, surrounded by a taut enclosing skin composed like a still life, was (and still is) de rigueur.

• Making an effort is not regarded as de rigueur—but making an effort is vital to the process of becoming educated.

• It is aways de rigueur to start with a compliment.

• It may be costly and it may not be de rigueur to wear a helmet, but everyone should wear one on a bicycle.

• As part of that overall image, smoking was de rigueur.

• Fuel consumption of the turbos was heavy and refuelling mid-race had become de rigueur, the mechanics now playing as important part as the drivers.

• This was exacerbated by the fact that she still occasionally receives supporting drama roles instead of lead roles that was de rigueur in the past.

• The 911 was (and still is) considered "de rigueur" for slot racing as it is ubiquitous on racing circuits all over the world.