enormous burden

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandburden

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enormous
adjective
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/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofenormousandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Besides theenormousburdenin health resources, chronic transfusions with daily chelation compromise the quality of life, often resulting in non-compliance.
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The parallel architecture puts anenormousburdenon the interface / correspondence rules, one that they must surely fail to carry in even the simplest cases.
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To do so would be to place anenormousburdenof proof on an experience which is not much more than a few hundred years old.
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This has created anenormousburdenfor this generation and for future generations of taxpayers.
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When people fail, they lose all benefit, which means that social services must pick up anenormousburden.
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In addition, the measure will place anenormousburdenon businesses: an assessment was promised, but it has not been delivered.
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The service is already considerably overworked, carrying anenormousburden, and it will have this additional task placed upon it.
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It really puts anenormousburdenon those charged with the responsibility of the administration of these services.
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This greater wealth, this economic resilience it is that enables theenormousburdenthat we have undertaken to be carried.
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People cannot go on shouldering theenormousburdenof the rates.
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I think that is one of the many disadvantages of theenormousburdenof taxation under which we are suffering.
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That will place anenormousburdenupon the police, and all because it is said that there are a few rogues.
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This is anenormousburdenat the present time, when every one is fighting against the cost of production.
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There is, first, thatenormousburdenof the debt, together with the fact that its total accretion is getting the upper hand.
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It has been suggested that anenormousburdenwill be placed on the shopkeeper.
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We heard again today of theenormousburdenof debt repayments, with the clear implication of the need to repay them much faster.
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Secondly, we should realise what anenormousburdenhigh interest rates make to the payments that we have to meet.
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This would create anenormousburdenfor companies, with little benefit.
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Without the legislation, that operation would entail anenormousburdenfor the bank.
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Having done so, and having got a military victory, thanks to the armed forces, they now have anenormousburden.
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