onerous burden
Frequency: 5.52.3 per million words
A responsibility that is difficult and tiring to deal with.
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- The new reporting requirements have become an onerous burden for small businesses.
- The new regulations imposed an onerous burden on small businesses.
- Caring for her ailing parents was an onerous burden, but she did it with love.
- Carrying the onerous burden of debt, the family struggled to make ends meet.
- The student loan debt felt like an onerous burden he would carry for decades.
- She felt the onerous burden of leadership weighing heavily on her.
- Managing the entire department alone has proven to be an onerous burden.
- Dealing with constant complaints can be an onerous burden for customer service staff.
- The legacy of the war placed an onerous burden on future generations.
- The company decided to outsource the task due to its onerous burden on internal resources.
- Taking on the chairmanship would be an onerous burden, so he declined the offer.
- For many, the tax system presents an onerous burden requiring professional help.
- He carried the onerous burden of his secret for years before finally confessing.
- He willingly accepted the onerous burden of caring for his elderly parents.
- Implementing the new healthcare policy is an onerous burden on local governments.
- The bureaucracy created an onerous burden for citizens trying to obtain permits.
- The task of cataloging thousands of ancient manuscripts was an onerous burden for the small team.
- Despite the onerous burden, she maintained a positive attitude.
- Freedom from an onerous burden is one of the greatest reliefs a person can experience.
- Critics argued that the new policy placed an onerous burden on the working class.