noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lighten the load/burden/workload
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We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara’s workload.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
heavy
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The heavy workload that is life, that is death, that is life again, everlasting, world without end.
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With a heavy workload and few specialized staff, for some councils conservation has taken second place.
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This is not a particularly heavy physical workload .
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It is sheer indulgence, particularly for people who often protest about heavy workloads .
increased
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They are boycotting new assessment procedures, claiming social welfare officers were not being recognised for increased workloads .
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Consequently, resources need to be channelled into providing extra theatres and consultants to cope with the increased workload .
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New drugs and new work practices have combined to produce the increased workload .
■ VERB
add
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A new baby would only add to her workload .
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Benson also doubted whether the attorney general could effectively enforce the additional cases that automatic monitoring would add to its workload .
increase
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Its usefulness overstated, its flexibility limited, it may even increase teacher workload , despite claims to the contrary.
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Notice that it was not the justices but the clerks who absorbed the increased workload .
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Many general practitioners fear that the community care reforms will increase their own workload , too.
reduce
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This reduces the workload and helps in the production of a more comprehensive and accurate picture.
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Clearly the objective of reducing the workload on probate courts by eliminating one class of contests is not without some legitimacy.
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It has enough equipment to help reduce the workload .
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To eliminate it, there were two options: increase the number of judges, or reduce their workload .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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We hired another secretary to handle the increased workload .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Frye talked about grades, and credits, and workloads.
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Judgements about staffing requirements, levels of workload , achievable standards, and so on, require managerial as well as clinical skills.
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Once in the classroom the teacher is restricted by the core curriculum and general workload and lack of equipment.
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Some fathers sincerely tried to become parents, sharing the home workload and parental responsibilities.
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The aim is not to increase the community nurses' workload but rather to decrease time spent chasing the social work team.
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The manager predicts variations in workload for the off-duty period.
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This reduces the workload and helps in the production of a more comprehensive and accurate picture.