adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an intolerable burden (= very hard to bear )
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Too many exams can place an intolerable burden on young people.
an intolerable strain (= too great to bear )
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The cost of these wars put an intolerable strain on the economy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
burden
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They have created an intolerable burden on people on low incomes.
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And one night, I knew that he found himself an intolerable burden , and that in the woods he lost himself.
pressure
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Small debts could rapidly mount up and begin to exert intolerable pressure on the relationship between husband and wife. 1.
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It would put intolerable pressure on the limited number of parliamentary lavatories.
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Were people put under intolerable pressure to deliver?
situation
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For her it would be an intolerable situation .
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This is an intolerable situation and society has to remove those who will not conform to reasonable standards of behaviour.
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But the rise of a centre party since the mid 1970s has created an intolerable situation .
strain
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To accept them all would place an intolerable strain on her health, but she rarely fails to help a charity.
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The fund's other trustees had left and he was under an intolerable strain , working more than 12 hours a day.
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Suddenly they gave under the intolerable strain , ripped free from their mountings and crashed to the ground.
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Is your cabinet under an intolerable strain .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All the media attention during the trial had put the family under intolerable strain.
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Living conditions at the camp were intolerable .
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Passengers faced intolerable delays and disruption due to the bad weather conditions.