Sentence examples for onerous consequences from inspiring English sources

By emphasizing the facts of the case, Justice O'Connor left open the prospect that more onerous consequences in another state's prison system might tip the balance for her the other way.

It sets rules to make sure all children at all schools become proficient in reading and math over the next decade, and it imposes onerous consequences on high-poverty schools that fail to make steady progress toward that goal.

Do we want to wreak the most onerous consequences we can on the defendants, and even their families, to achieve accountability?

Historically, wars had been fought because the prospect of accommodation seemed more onerous than the consequences of defeat.

Some of this local distrust of centralized management has manifested itself in the case of Sudden Oak Death, when local groups have expressed their fear that the costs of management are more onerous than the consequences of leaving a forest disease unmanaged.

With the PACS, matters are far more informal, the process and consequences less onerous.

"Credit Card Buyer Beware" (editorial, July 31) doesn't recognize the unintended consequences that onerous federal legislation could have on consumers.

Inflexible hierarchies or policies (e.g. around staff recruitment) appear to make clinic work more onerous, with potential negative consequences for patients and clinic managers.

Instead, it should take a breath and ensure that the strategies employed by housing associations and local authorities are legally robust enough to insulate against onerous legal, financial and social consequences.

But when they are enforced the consequences can be more onerous than it may appear.

"The consequences of having a criminal record are onerous and getting worse all the time, because of the Web".