major headache

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandheadache

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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headache
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhed.eɪk/us
/ˈhed.eɪk/
a pain you feel inside ...
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(Definition ofmajorandheadachefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They will have amajorheadacheand my guess is that they will have to make rather arbitrary decisions.
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That was not only amajorheadache; it made a substantial dent in the council's budget.
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These can be amajorheadachefor those involved, including owners, fishery boards, bailiffs and the police.
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It is important to recall that finance and insecurity in engineering have been major difficulties, but the skill problem is themajorheadache.
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Inadequate rail services are amajorheadachefor thousands of commuters and essential travellers.
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On balance, we agree with that, but dealing with it will be amajorheadachefor political parties and returning officers.
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It is extremely complex, and amajorheadachein administration.
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This remains amajorheadachefor any government.
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Water is a big problem on the island, as is refuse disposal, which has been amajorheadacheover several years.
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It is, however, amajorheadachefor those who are expected to implement it.
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Anyone, like me, who has changed number plates knows that what used to be a simple system as done by the old local authorities has now become amajorheadache.
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It is becoming amajorheadache.
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The problem of disposing of refuse, sewage sludges and commercial refuse in an environmentally acceptable manner is becoming amajorheadachein all developed and developing countries.
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With an earnings-related benefit there has to be an earnings reference point, and this rather distant one has been the best we could manage without amajorheadachefor employers.
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Housing is amajorheadache.
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The astonishing success of the training schools brought the club onemajorheadache, how could it accommodate the sudden influx of talent?
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This work is preparing for a long time amajorheadachefor the locals, as mysterious things going on.
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Together, these have given us some major headaches.
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The steam engine was amajorheadache.
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Category 4 has caused us major headaches this year, just as in previous years.
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