Sentence examples for onerous since from inspiring English sources

Public-works schemes are particularly onerous, since they require recipients to do manual labour.

Winter surveillance was particularly onerous, since smoke from the tailpipe or steam from a heater is a giveaway.

But the terms on which the funding will be made available will be more onerous since banks will actually have to increase their net lending in order to be eligible.

The rocketing costs since then reflect the fact that the process has become more onerous since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, argues Mr Brooks, and the fact that the government realised that British nationality could be a useful money-spinner.But soaring fees do little to discourage foreigners from applying, he suggests.

In the case of indexicals like 'I' this requirement is not too onerous, since there are conventional linguistic rules for identifying the extension in a context that all competent speakers readily acknowledge.

Accumulating the cash to purchase a camel (about 400 to 600 €) is not easy, and camel husbandry in the camps is even more onerous since further initial investments are required for pens, water tanks and fodder, while high risks of loss are entailed due to unfavourable husbandry conditions (Broglia and Volpato [2008]).

Australian poet Robert Gray on his latest book: "It's the most onerous project since the Sistine Chapel ceiling".

But navigating the complexities of travel insurance can be onerous, especially since it's unclear exactly what kind of insurance is needed for what eventuality.

We have a Democrat sitting in the White House at the very moment the public sector is experiencing across-the-board (state, county, and municipal institutions) the most drastic and onerous contraction since before the New Deal.

Opponents of these measures, including me, say they are onerous and unconstitutional since they discriminate against the elderly, minorities, rural populations and poorer, less educated voters.

Even Colbert might admit that Europe's tax burdens are too onerous today, particularly since they are likely to have to rise in the future to meet the looming cost of the continent's rapidly ageing populations.For the liberals, even if the cycle swings back in their direction, the financial crisis and the recession have shown up defects in the way they too implemented their model.