Sentence examples for this cannot be borne from inspiring English sources
The phrase "this cannot be borne" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express that a situation or burden is intolerable or cannot be endured. Example: "After hearing the news, I realized that this cannot be borne any longer; we must take action."
However, this assumption cannot be borne out.
But there is something about losing to Britain, and England, in any sport, that just cannot be borne.
These figures may not be immediately attractive to donors, and cannot be borne by the public sector alone.
Investors fear the rising debt burden cannot be borne: GDP growth has been weaker than anywhere else in the euro zone (bar Italy) since 2000.
Terror is the warfare of the poor, and the traditional response to it causes unacceptable costs that cannot be borne for a long time.
They seem to recognize that the burden of the economic downturn cannot be borne entirely by the poor and middle class.
Toward the end of the novel, Edna suffers a couple of disappointments that lead her to realise that even the terms of her new life cannot be borne.
They said that the cost of renewable energy subsidies "cannot be borne by our companies," and called for the mobilisation of "indigenous sources of shale gas" instead.
"The short-term commitment on securing the site is welcome but we have yet to see a clear plan for cleaning up and whether or not [the government] will take responsibility for the vast cost involved which simply cannot be borne by the local authorities".
Losses cannot be borne only by those who have purchased sovereign debt believing their contracts with the major banks would be honored in the event of default.
