"Un programme si rigoureusement exigeant qu'il suffit de se laisser aller quelques jours pour se retrouver en jachère."
"She was never pert, never exigeant, never romantic, and never humble."
"He was, moreover, suspicious of neglect, and vindictive when neglected; querulous of others, and intolerant of reproof himself; exigeant among men, and more than politely flattering among women."