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burden
US /ˈbɚdn/
・UK /'bɜ:dn/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
Do not burden your friends with your problems
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
Having a disabled person in the family isn’t always burden on them
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
The burden of grief was almost too much to bear.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear.
The burden of proof lies with the prosecution.
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The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- BURDEN THAT AMERICANS
BURDEN THAT AMERICANS
India’s Obesity Time Bomb
- It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
- It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- 120 days to pay and placing a huge burden on small companies. That is four times longer
120 days to pay and placing a huge burden on small companies. That is four times longer
- This company, Carillion, were notorious late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small companies, four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment code that Carillion had indeed themselves signed up to.
This company, Carillion, were notorious late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small companies, four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment code that Carillion had indeed themselves signed up to.
What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ
- A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden to support the elderly.
A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden to support the elderly.
- that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden
that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- But I do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income Americans. And I -- and to
But I do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income Americans. And I -- and to
- do that, that also means I cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income Americans. So any
do that, that also means I cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income Americans. So any
Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
- Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.
Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.
Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't
- Minimalist artists stripped art of the burden of being about "something else."
Minimalist artists stripped art of the burden of being about "something else."
Episode 4: They Are Otterly Adorable
- While we part of that arrangement with Monterey was once we knew they had a pup we we would deploy or send staff out to to be of assistance to that team to make sure that you know the the the burden or the workload of taking care of a sea otter is very significant and and to to to kind of lay that on to that that stranding team there we wouldn't want that effort to kind of detract from the care of the animals that they also have and so we sent a number of staff out there to help with that process.
While we part of that arrangement with Monterey was once we knew they had a pup we we would deploy or send staff out to to be of assistance to that team to make sure that you know the the the burden or the workload of taking care of a sea otter is very significant and and to to to kind of lay that on to that that stranding team there we wouldn't want that effort to kind of detract from the care of the animals that they also have and so we sent a number of staff out there to help with that process.
70人の男性に聞いた「何のために貯金してる？」| 70 People Answer | VOGUE JAPAN
- So my kids won't have to burden of burying me.
So my kids won't have to burden of burying me.
Why Americans Have No Economic Future
- Without a sharp increase in immigration, this will likely reduce production and worsen the debt burden.
Without a sharp increase in immigration, this will likely reduce production and worsen the debt burden.
- How are elected officials near the end of their life supposed to behave fiscally responsible when their decisions won't burden them?
How are elected officials near the end of their life supposed to behave fiscally responsible when their decisions won't burden them?