considerable hardship

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandhardship

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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hardship
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/us
/ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/
(something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandhardshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable hardship

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This trek was aconsiderablehardshipfor these children and their families.
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The demand for socio-economic change and democracy as articulated by the poorer sections of society was a revolt against a leadership whose performance had causedconsiderablehardshipand suffering.
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That was aconsiderablehardship, because it threw me back on my own untrained endeavour.
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Obviously property values would come crashing down, personal budgets would be upset and there would beconsiderablehardshipand a great deal of unrest.
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There is an overwhelming case for saying that as a result of what has been happening justices have aconsiderablehardshipto bear.
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We had hoped that the courts would exercise their discretion generously in favour of occupiers who are sufferingconsiderablehardshipby the threat of eviction.
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Will he bear in mind that, as a consequence of high duties, people of small means are sufferingconsiderablehardshipin this festive season?
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Buses had to be re-routed and this causedconsiderablehardship.
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Considerablehardshipexists because the insured is prevented from offering limited help to the injured person.
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But there is an aspect of subletting which certainly does bring aboutconsiderablehardship.
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This, again, causesconsiderablehardshipin smaller properties, which, naturally, are owned or tenanted by people with small incomes.
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Many young couples who have saved up their savings atconsiderablehardshiphave put all that they possess into the purchase of a new house.
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This is causingconsiderablehardshipto a lot of people.
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We quite realise that these restrictions must involve someconsiderablehardshipupon the public.
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I appreciate that there isconsiderablehardshipinvolved under the system existing today.
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Somebody might be sent a long way—this was, of course, before the days of air travel—and veryconsiderablehardshipmight be involved.
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To a magistrate, who like myself, has only one income, the retirement pension, this does createconsiderablehardship.
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Such an increase is necessary to help sustain the morale of communities that are facingconsiderablehardship.
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The case seems to be one of veryconsiderablehardship.
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That seems to me to provide grounds forconsiderablehardship.
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