undue burden

collocation in English

meaningsofundueandburden

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undue
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ʌnˈdʒuː/us
/ʌnˈduː/
to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofundueandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofundue burden

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The difference between the type annotations and the inferred type may go unnoticed by a library developer and thereby placeundueburdenon library users.
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Such parental testing would place anundueburdenon the laboratory, resulting in unjustifiable expense and unnecessary anxiety on the parents and patients.
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Care that is delivered efficiently and withoutundueburden, such as lengthy trips to remote facilities, is also in their interest.
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Finally, improving the liveability of cities must be done in a manner that does not placeundueburdenon resources elsewhere.
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If everyone else in the society received the vaccination, exempting those few who would otherwise bear anundueburden, would not increase the risk for others.
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We should aim for people to be able to speak in whatever language they feel most comfortable in, but without causingundueburdenor cost.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, a prior surveillance mechanism would create anundueburdenin terms of administrations' licensing requirements.
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There is nothing in the health and safety regulations that is anundueburdenon business.
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Cost represents a reason to ratify sooner rather than later so that anundueburdendoes not fall upon the states that have ratified.
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We are also ensuring that shops do not suffer anundueburdenbecause of the dual pricing that will be necessary.
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I know they have reasons which seem good to them, but anundueburdenfalls on their neighbours if they do not participate fully.
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To insist that hoteliers make a planning application before accommodating certain clients would place anundueburdenon attempts to market rooms flexibly.
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It is not true to say that anundueburdenhas been placed on the industry.
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I take, first, the question of anundueburdenof taxation.
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He has placed on every taxpayer anundueburdenthis year.
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I think he secretly wishes not to put anundueburdenon citizens in this respect.
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Therefore, we should assist one of our major sports not to perish under anundueburdenof taxation.
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To double the frequency of checks would impose anundueburdenon the resources of the industry and the testing organisation.
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The financial help given will be sufficient to prevent anyundueburdenfalling on local rates.
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