extra stress

collocation in English

meaningsofextraandstress

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extra
adjective
uk
/ˈek.strə/us
/ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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stress
noun
uk
/stres/us
/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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(Definition ofextraandstressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextra stress

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In particular, the present study has demonstrated that the emergence of cercariae from exposed snails can be altered if snails suffer from theextrastressinduced by a toxicant.
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It does not seem to be a consequence ofextrastressresulting from the electrical pulses during fusion, since no special efforts were made to re-fuse non-fused cells.
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It will place anextrastresson the population.
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That can lead toextrastressand can inhibit the process of rehabilitation into the everyday world of normal healthy children.
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We should not burden our health professionals withextrastressof this sort.
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Where there is severe disability in a family, there is alwaysextrastress, strain and expense.
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Many of those writing to me expressed concern that theextrastressof mixed wards could hinder rather than help the healing process.
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Infections delay healing and hold up discharge of patients, causing hospitals extra work and expense andextrastressand inconvenience to patients.
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Indeed, that, plus theextrastressplaced upon someone who has basically an intellectual impairment, is asking the almost impossible of such a person.
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How muchextrastressand strain did it put on people?
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Certainly theextrastressduring the teachers' industrial action would appear to be a considerable factor.
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That means extra effort for them andextrastressand discomfort for animals at the end of their natural lifespan.
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If their ability to cope with daily life is severely affected—as it clearly is—they will not be able to cope with theextrastressof appearing in court.
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This will reduce theextrastressthat these things can do to the body if they are over worked.
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Many of these songs includeextrastresson certain syllables as well as pitched shouts (kakegoe).
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Bearings must be designed to accommodate for theextrastress.
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It putsextrastresson the wood beneath the pickguard and sometimes cracks appear.
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Perhaps when spoken they should be givenextrastress, and a small reduction in speech-rate.
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