substantial burden

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantialandburden

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substantial
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantial burden

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Their production had been asubstantialburdenon the economy.
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More recently it has established thesubstantialburdenof mental disorders as a cause of disability and premature mortality.
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In all, this implies asubstantialburdenassociated with not having in-home water connections.
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We found in a 15-year follow-up study that depression is asubstantialburdenthroughout late-life.
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Depressive disorders are common, cause significant disability for the individual, and place asubstantialburdenon health and social services.
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Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, which leads to asubstantialburden of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs (4;18).
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For a large business, £1 million may not be a large amount, but £10,000 in costs could be asubstantialburdenon a very small business.
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It transfers to the taxpayer asubstantialburdenof £55 million this year which in later years will amount in perpetuity to about £40 million.
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Those charged with that authority have asubstantialburden.
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They point out that it is asubstantialburdenon the 280,000 self-employed persons in the agriculture industry.
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Secondly, at a time when the pensioner population is increasing rapidly, this would be an additionalsubstantialburdenon the work force of the country.
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The taxpayer and the ratepayer will have to bear asubstantialburdenof the cost of compensation.
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They represent a verysubstantialburdenfor many, if not all, local authorities.
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That would remove asubstantialburdenof revenue expenditure.
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That means that it will fall upon the ratepayers, and it is asubstantialburdento be borne.
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They must cut down thesubstantialburdenon ratepayers, particularly young ratepayers.
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The methods employed are highly bureaucratic and have created asubstantialburdenon the institutions and the individuals who work within them.
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They certainly constitute a verysubstantialburdenon industry and on commerce.
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In money that represents quite asubstantialburdenupon them.
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