double burden

collocation in English

meaningsofdoubleandburden

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double
adjective
uk
/ˈdʌb.əl/us
/ˈdʌb.əl/
twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofdoubleandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdouble burden

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Women were allowed to retire earlier as a compensation for thedoubleburdenof having been in paid work - usually full-time - with simultaneous family responsibilities.
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As a result, women carried thedoubleburdenof employment and responsibility for the domestic sphere.
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Our simulations indicate that both reforms imply adoubleburdenfor currently middle-aged generations and a double relief for future living generations.
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Extensive elderly caregiving requirements may impose a growing,doubleburdenon many, who are also providing care for dependent children.
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This put an increasing strain on women, called the 'doubleburden' (household duties and paid work).
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This may be because of political concern over the 'doubleburden' associated with the latter.
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When performing such a role, a middle-class woman had thedoubleburdenof working to conceal every sign of her labor.
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Consequently, our simulations indicate adoubleburdenfor currently middle-aged generations and a double relief for future generations.
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Sexuality is as elusive as artistic intentions, adoubleburdenfor the critic who wants to make assertions about the link between them.
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Within the household, the increase in female labour participation rates put a heavy strain on women, who came to face adoubleburdenof employment and household duties, including child-care.
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Since 1980, feminist scholars have begun to pay attention to older women in current society, highlighting the stress thedoubleburdenof gender and age places upon older women.
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Adoubleburdenthus falls on women, without the political capital that is often crucial in taking decisions regarding asset management for profitable investments in non-farm activities.
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This is a heavydoubleburdento impose on manufacturers, and one that we would have liked to avoid.
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At the moment we are prepared to accept adoubleburdenof proof.
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Occupational hazards, industrial injuries and industrial accidents impose adoubleburdenon the community.
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What can we do to ease thisdoubleburden?
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This would be adoubleburdenupon an industry already seriously harassed and uttering cries of despair about present prospects.
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There is a sort ofdoubleburdenon those who have little money and who are unfortunate enough to have a child at university.
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There would be adoubleburdenon the rates in that one year.
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The outstanding feature is that we have consistently had thisdoubleburdenof unemployment.
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