| 词汇 | example_english_crushing-burden |
| 释义 | crushing burdencollocation in Englishmeanings of crushingand burdenThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with burden. crushing adjective uk /ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ/ severe: See more at crushing burden noun[C] uk /ˈbɜː.dən/ us /ˈbɝː.dən/ a heavy load that ... See more at burden Examples of crushing 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 poll tax for 1991–92 will be seen by many people as a crushingburden and it will be resented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are too many of these persons who seem comparatively unaffected by the so-called crushingburden of taxation on the higher income groups. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then peace would have come, an armed peace, worse than the war itself, with its crushingburden of armaments upon both peoples. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Enemy damage is very serious in many areas, and may prove to be a crushingburden on certain local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The real crushingburden of rates is upon the poorest, on the old-age pensioners, on the people with small fixed incomes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the crushingburden of her armaments her finances are strained to the uttermost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think it is any crushingburden on any port, if it feels that it has a case, to make a submission. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one relates the defence burden to the budget of the ordinary family, it is a crushingburden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the rates have become a crushingburden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any sign in all that we see, of the crushingburden of taxation in industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This mass of taxation, amounting to £1,000,000,000 a year is a crushingburden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we have to pay the insurance premiums, it will be a crushingburden upon us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, we have the great burden of £1,500 million for defence—a crushingburden in itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A non-contributory pension would be an equal pension putting a crushingburden of taxation equally on the whole community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps the crushingburden of taxation in a country where the average income barely exceeds £2 a week will be reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does anyone suggest that this country is not at the present moment carrying a crushingburden in regard to our armaments? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That farmer is to have placed upon him a crushingburden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that crushingburden of defence to go on and on, and crush us? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Though a trifling burden on the shoulders of the community, it would be a crushingburden to fall upon one man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has he no proposals to make to help those clubs which are facing a crushingburden because of this tax? 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. 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