adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
laborious (= taking a lot of time and effort )
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The copying of manuscripts was a laborious process.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
business
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Then he could sleep through the drive and the laborious business of make-up.
process
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It is a laborious process , likely to lead to embarrassing blunders if badly done.
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But boiling the grain was a laborious process and produced an unpalatable mush.
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Producing these on conventional printers is a very laborious process and the results will only be in black and white.
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Analysts warn that it will be a long, laborious process .
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Used as an additional resource, a different dimension which adds to an otherwise laborious process , programs can be very effective.
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And yet, if we are asked to multiply by five, we will usually go through a fairly laborious process .
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Waxing is a very laborious process and the wood will require re-waxing at regular intervals.
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He used a small mechanical calculator to solve each problem, a laborious process later rapidly accomplished by computer.
task
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It is recognised, however, that this would be an extremely laborious task and unlikely to be fulfilled.
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Since everyone enjoyed the results of this laborious task , it seemed only fair that everyone participate in their production.
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Finally it was taken into the adjoining paint shop where the painting was done by hand, a laborious task .
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The laborious task of contacting all the men on the list from London Life cranked into life.
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The estates had been neglected in the war and Sharpe had begun the laborious task of repairing the years of neglect.
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We began our laborious task without once reflecting on the many dangers that might attend it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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For Perry, writing is a laborious process.