intolerable burden

collocation in English

meaningsofintolerableandburden

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intolerable
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɒl.ər.ə.bəl/us
/ɪnˈtɑː.lɚ.ə.bəl/
too bad or unpleasant to deal with ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofintolerableandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here is one more attempt to persuade the world that an ageing population will not necessarily impose anintolerableburdenon younger generations.
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It would alleviate the problems of many people who face anintolerableburden.
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At a time when the nation is bearing substantial additional financial burdens, the second course would place anintolerableburdenupon the ratepayers.
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It is said that that is anintolerableburdento put on a judge.
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It is only by such a method that one can ensure that the deficiency payments do not become anintolerableburden.
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It is a significant cause of ill health in the community and it places anintolerableburdenon the national health service.
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The voluntary situation placed anintolerableburdenon the trade unions, but also on employers.
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This will be anintolerableburdenon an industry such as that.
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In this case the effect on factory control will throw anintolerableburdenon industry.
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This particular clause, if put into effect, would be anintolerableburdenon all undertakers.
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That, added to the maintenance of necessary armies in other parts of the world, will be anintolerableburdenin the years to come.
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We were aware that the heavier duty was placing anintolerableburdenon a not inconsiderable section of traders in the country.
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On the contrary, the small enterprise is discouraged by having thrown on it anintolerableburdenof work and of rates and taxes.
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Our aim should be to control it to such an extent that it does not inflict anintolerableburdenupon us.
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That is anintolerableburdenon family incomes.
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I think that this provision goes even beyond the limits that he has mentioned, and imposes anintolerableburdenon our agricultural industry.
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They have created anintolerableburdenon people on low incomes.
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It seems to me anintolerableburdento put on the taxpayers of this country.
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Why should this country endure thisintolerableburden?
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It would place anintolerableburdenon that trade and lead to grave increases in the cost of living.
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