| 词汇 | example_english_growing-burden |
| 释义 | growing burdencollocation in Englishmeanings of growingand burdenThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with burden. growing adjective uk /ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/ increasing in size ... See more at growing burden noun[C] uk /ˈbɜː.dən/ us /ˈbɝː.dən/ a heavy load that ... See more at burden Examples of growing burdenThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The sheer scale of investment for the health of souls (largely inspired by selfish concerns) placed a growingburden on succeeding generations. There is this growingburden falling upon the ratepayers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can we meet the growingburden of this increasing number of old people without taxing everybody else out of existence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We recognise that it is an essential act of justice to many who are suffering from the growingburden of inflation and indiscriminate taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have reached a stage when local authorities can no longer adequately bear the growingburden of education costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A huge and growingburden of administration has been placed upon such businesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This has meant a heavy and growingburden on the legal profession, which burden has been willingly borne as a form of public service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been hard hit by high interest rates, falling commodity earnings, steeply rising oil import prices and a growingburden of debt repayments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the last two years a growingburden of taxation has been imposed, leading to a steady escalation of costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One consequence of the growingburden on businesses is the increasing trend towards "offshoring". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who already have full teaching and research commitments can cope with the growingburden only at the expense of their teaching and research. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One would naturally think that if things were going from bad to worse that burden would be a growingburden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of growing Go to the definition of burden See other collocations with burden |
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