borne the brunt of

Winifred, who had borne the brunt of him for exactly twenty-one years, had never really believed that he would do what he now DID.

There's no doubt Africans have borne the brunt of the AIDS epidemic.

We ought to provide continued tax relief for middle class families who have borne the brunt of the recession.

Christchurch's older, colonial-era buildings in the most "English" of New Zealand's cities had borne the brunt of September's earthquake.

Both parties are full of miscreant MPs; but Labour has borne the brunt of the public's fury.

These younger workers have borne the brunt of the recent downturn: youth unemployment now stands at 29%.

Base metals in particular have borne the brunt of investors de-risking portfolios.

Kenya has borne the brunt of the pressure. Eighteen Somalis are serving long prison sentences there and more than 100 are awaiting trial.

Among foreign companies in China, Japanese companies have borne the brunt of the labor unrest.

Stocks have borne the brunt of Beijing's attempts to tame inflation, which reached a 12-year high of 8. 7 per cent annualised in February.

American, British, Canadian and Dutch troops have borne the brunt of the fighting in southern Afghanistan in the last two years,