adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
too
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It would be far too time-consuming .
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Enquiry methods often seemed too time-consuming ....
very
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But it will be very time-consuming for secretarial staff if there are a great many.
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It is also a very time-consuming process as it of course doubles the viewing time to select what is to be edited.
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Moulding planes are excellent to work with, but the job of producing long lengths of moulding can be very time-consuming .
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Needless to say, starting that particular sewer again is very time-consuming , and the whole thing's against the clock!
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It can be very time-consuming and stressful.
■ NOUN
process
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Starting the time-consuming process of interviewing childminders all over again was a daunting prospect.
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It had to petition for enforcement to the U. S. Court of Appeals, which could be a very time-consuming process .
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It is also a very time-consuming process as it of course doubles the viewing time to select what is to be edited.
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The production of bibliographies and handbooks is a time-consuming process .
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It will be a time-consuming process .
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The disadvantage is that it is a time-consuming process and you will have a lot more teething problems when first running the system.
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Pattern making is a time-consuming process that must be repeated for every design prototype.
task
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But finding other, more generalized, illustrations is a time-consuming task .
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The first is to increase the ease and reduce the cost of performing previously expensive, time-consuming tasks .
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The time-consuming tasks of keeping families clean and fed were for the most part carried out with wholly inadequate equipment in depressing surroundings.
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This is a time-consuming task as the information on software is widely distributed between the printed and institutional sources.
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In the autumn, a time-consuming task is the raking up of leaves.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Caring for a disabled child is a time-consuming , but ultimately rewarding, job.
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Filling out the paperwork is a time-consuming process.
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Repairs can be time-consuming and expensive.
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We wanted to avoid costly, time-consuming legislation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All this begging for money was time-consuming and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work.
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But it will be very time-consuming for secretarial staff if there are a great many.
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It is very laborious and time-consuming , involving the researcher full-time for at least a matter of months, and sometimes years.
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Starting the time-consuming process of interviewing childminders all over again was a daunting prospect.
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Taxi permits are limited and can be time-consuming to obtain.
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The reality is that a child is a time-consuming , all-engulfing creature who disrupts any semblance of pleasurable home life.
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This time-consuming procedure does not result in coherent programs of study, such as those at Sinclair.