Sentence examples for were onerous from inspiring English sources
adjective
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort.
The consequences of the delays for families desperate to return were onerous.
The restrictions were onerous but not absolute; residents were sometimes permitted to leave during the day and return at night.
The groups asserted that the new requirements were onerous and made volunteers vulnerable to fines and even felony charges.
Mr. Nemazee's lawyer, Marc L. Mukasey, who said in court that the bond requirements were "onerous" and "draconian," would not comment.
She said that wage increases in the second and third year of the new contract were "onerous" and demands for extra perquisites exceeded what the orchestra could bear.
While the terms were onerous, they represented a marked improvement from the conditions under which Dr. Lee has been held since he was arrested and indicted in December.
Reporting requirements are onerous.
Those positions can be onerous.
Regulation is onerous for colleges.
His workload has been onerous.
