unreasonable burden

collocation in English

meaningsofunreasonableandburden

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unreasonable
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
not fair ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofunreasonableandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that to be anunreasonableburdenupon the police.
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Many shipowners would regard this as anunreasonableburdenof decision for them to carry.
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That would be anunreasonableburdenon the valuation officer.
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Concern was also expressed that by requiring all those providing supervised activity to be registered the proposal would place anunreasonableburdenon some organisations.
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It seems to me a perfectlyunreasonableburdento place upon him.
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Doctors are not required to report vaccinations against influenza, and it would be anunreasonableburdenon them to ask them to do so.
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We put anunreasonableburdenon them by asking that of them.
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At the same time, they will not impose anunreasonableburdenon site owners.
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On the other hand, he argued that any safeguards would place anunreasonableburdenupon investors.
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The fee at that time was £20, and we thought that that was a notunreasonableburdenfor an intending serious student.
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If more were put on it through the nationalised industries being excused, it would be a quiteunreasonableburdenfor it.
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If we compare that with the increases in the prices of electricity and of coal this is not really a disproportionate orunreasonableburden.
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To insist on that provision, it seems to me, would place anunreasonableburdenon equipment manufactures and users.
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First, he stressed that the existing composition of the council puts anunreasonableburdenon the chairman.
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No compensation is paid for the unproductive period, and to extend it to six months would impose anunreasonableburdenon poultry-keepers.
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To remove the special relief at one stroke is imposing anunreasonableburden.
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Many people in business feel that anunreasonableburdenhas now been placed on them.
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Would this not be anunreasonableburdenon him?
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This has not proved to be anunreasonableburdenon our finances.
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It will simply impose anunreasonableburdenon people seeking to support the political process.
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