huge burden
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhugeandburden
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huge
adjective
uk/hjuːdʒ/us/hjuːdʒ/
extremely large in size ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɜː.dən/us/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofhugeandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhuge burden
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Since the grain is supplied at a subsidized price, the total subsidy also increases and has become ahugeburdenon the government's fiscal capacity.
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Alcohol is ahugeburdenon healthcare and law and order resources.
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Needless to say, this would also result in ahugeburdenon the environment, and costs would undoubtedly be passed on to the consumer.
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I do not think that it will even be possible to enforce it in the industry, but it will be ahugeburden.
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Ahugeburdenwas put upon the colour-users of this country, a burden infinitely greater than the ordinary man in the street knows.
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I do not anticipate, therefore, that there will be ahugeburdenof work.
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They are not a huge special case—there are 13 of them—but the extra financial help that they need will not be ahugeburden.
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That placed ahugeburdenon the staff.
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We need to know exactly what we want in respect of enrolment and quality, but we do not want ahugeburdenof bureaucracy.
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Ahugeburdenis being placed on local authorities and the constabulary in my constituency, and it is created by the landfill tax.
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They were slow, were inconsistent in their approach and, in particular, left the taxpayer to pick up ahugeburden.
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Let them take into account thehugeburdenof human misery that a domiciliary service may help to alleviate.
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That places ahugeburdenof stress on those who remain.
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Ahugeburdenfell on the commanding officer and staff of that battalion, who did magnificent work to produce a magnificent response.
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There was, however, no conscription of wealth, and thehugeburdenof debt that has been piled on us is due to that fact.
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This creates ahugeburdenof time and cost for our farmers, and requires extensive administration.
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They have ahugeburdenof debt, including both private debt and an unacceptable level of public debt.
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In addition to this, adverse events are ahugeburdenon health-care budgets and on the economy as a whole.
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It is ahugeburdenof extra work for farmers, but well worth it to get the market opened up.
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Apart from being ahugeburdenon business, that is a breathtaking breach of natural justice as practised in this country.
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