Definitions
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- adjective Too burdensome.
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- adjective Too
burdensome .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Many of those fleeing the blue states to the red states is because they are fed up with high taxes and overburdensome government.
Bet Accepted, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The warden should take necessary -- or make the necessary arrangements to change those conditions to put him in a separate wing to make sure that his penalty is not so overburdensome.
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Grant Saddam Hussein the right of approval over the bank that will run the scheme, and it's clear to all that nit-picky book-keeping will not be an overburdensome problem.
The system did not fail Richard 2005
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He rose and walked stiffly to the alcove, where I heard him say, "Ah, she is not overburdensome for me yet."
The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980
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The evil still continued, for only the next year it was found that so many lectures "did spend too much time and proved overburdensome," and they were reduced to two a week.
The Emancipation of Massachusetts Brooks Adams 1887
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"We have the same concerns that West Virginia does about the overburdensome nature of these surface mining regulations," McDonnell told The Associated Press.
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"That's why you see a lot of governors in coal-producing states that have tried to stand strong and have alerted Congress about some of the problems these overburdensome regulations will cause," he said.
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The shopkeeper (the village boasted but one of eminence) stood indeed pretty much at his ease behind his counter, for his custom was by no means overburdensome; but still he enjoyed his
The Monastery Walter Scott 1801
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Opponents said it "makes it even more difficult for consumers to access credit and for businesses to comply with overburdensome regulations."
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If there's an overburdensome reporting requirement that comes as a result of a bill that was passed during a certain session, that, in essence, becomes a tax on a business.
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