cumulative burden

collocation in English

meaningsofcumulativeandburden

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cumulative
adjective
uk
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.tɪv/us
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.t̬ɪv/
increasing by one addition ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofcumulativeandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Others went down, and added to the figure, and still fewer industries were left to bear what is acumulativeburden.
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At any rate thecumulativeburdenon industry is the addition of these two sums.
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At the same time as we were trying to introduce a substantial number of deregulatory measures, thecumulativeburdenof regulation was continuing to increase.
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That makes thecumulativeburdenall the harder to bear.
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It is supposed to, "ensure that we implement regulations in such a way to minimise the individual andcumulativeburden"—of regulations—"particularly on small businesses".
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We have, however, received a great deal of evidence showing that thecumulativeburdenof regulation diverts the money and time of small firms management into unproductive channels.
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Thecumulativeburdenof regulation bears most heavily on small businesses and ensuring that they are fully consulted is a central objective of the deregulation initiative.
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I do not refer just to the individual items; this is acumulativeburdenthat adds to business costs and loses us competitiveness in world markets.
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To suggest policies that would lead to higher interest rates and add still more to thatcumulativeburden seems not only irresponsible today, but profligate tomorrow.
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This is a time of cumulative burdens on industry and commerce with high interest rates, a strong pound, excessive rates and high energy and transport costs.
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