He quickly won the recruits' respect by bringing a sense of compassion and fairness to ease them through their often arduous training.

Although he had never run the distance before, his arduous training regime and low shuffling running style were ingredients for success in the sweltering heat.

The aspiring diva will need an inspired teacher, years of arduous training, and the urge never to stop learning.

Six years of arduous training follow.

To take control of his powers, to rule in his father's place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of society.