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onerous duty

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meanings of onerousand duty


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onerous
adjective
uk /ˈəʊ.nər.əs/ us /ˈɑː.nɚ.əs/
difficult to do or needing a lot ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈdʒuː.ti/ us /ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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Examples of onerous duty


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Teaching, in particular, he viewed as an onerousduty.
It is a fairly onerousduty.
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It is an onerousduty on local authorities.
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I repeat that it is not an onerousduty.
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Clearly, it would place an onerousduty on the agencies.
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The police will have another onerousduty thrust upon them.
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It is nothing other than a very onerousduty.
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I do not think this will be an onerousduty.
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Police officers perform an onerousduty for the public.
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It is an onerousduty to put on any court.
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Up to this point it was his onerousduty—it is an onerousduty—to consider that there had not been fresh evidence.
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The management of universities will not shrink from that onerousduty.
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It seems to be an onerousduty that will be difficult for people to fulfil.
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I think this would be inflicting an onerousduty upon the officials.
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Has not the welfare committee discharged that onerousduty now for 13 years?
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We have discharged our onerousduty to the best of our ability.
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I am not sure that it would be a tremendously onerousduty.
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It is not intended to be an onerousduty on them.
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The retailer has succeeded in putting this very onerousduty on to the merchants.
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I am not seeking to place an onerousduty on their shoulders.
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It is not an onerousduty to place upon a court.
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They had been asked by the court to carry out this onerousduty.
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We do not believe that the methods which we propose will impose an onerousduty on law-abiding citizens.
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Employers have the less onerousduty to do what is required, "so far as is reasonably practicable".
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One hesitates to suggest this onerousduty, because one does not know how many people are involved.
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