adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unfair/undue burden
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The new legislation put an unfair burden on employers.
undue hardship law (= more than is reasonable )
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His deportation would pose undue hardship on family members left in the United States.
undue influence (= too much influence )
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He felt that the United States wielded undue influence in Europe.
undue strain (= too much strain )
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How much can you invest without putting any undue strain on your finances?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
burden
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It carries forward the interests of women without imposing an undue burden on employers.
delay
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Assuming no undue delays this means that telematics may be adopted in the next few weeks.
emphasis
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However, in drawing this conclusion, Piaget is giving undue emphasis to the more negative aspects of his results.
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An undue emphasis on the initial technological concept can lead to unrealistic expectations and an early abandonment of the innovation process.
hardship
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Criteria for eligibility in criminal cases remains unchanged and will continue to be based on the test of undue hardship .
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Knight said such a situation would create an undue hardship for businesses that would have to pay the cost of health benefits.
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In considering what would amount to undue hardship , the nature and cost of the accommodation should be looked at.
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A slave might not be ill-treated or subjected to undue hardship .
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The burden of proof should be upon the employer to demonstrate undue hardship .
influence
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The first reason is that the apparent consent or refusal was given as a result of undue influence .
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Anything too wild might qualify as an undue influence on the rest of us.
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Notice, first, the doctrine of undue influence .
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Besides, Chennault had worked for Chiang and hence was under the undue influence of the generalissimo.
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Possibilities of blackmail or undue influence .
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And there was not, it seems, any finding that Duval's pressure on his wife to sign constituted undue influence .
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But she worries that it could give Southern California Edison undue influence over the legislation.
pressure
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He brought undue pressure to bear on his parents by giving them an entirely misleading account of the documents.
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Will this be another undue pressure put on the assessment procedures?
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Your lists of goals should not put undue pressure on you; you should not feel stressed.
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They were not to put undue pressure on the peasants themselves, but only on their fellow subordinate collectors.
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First, she contended that her husband put her under undue pressure to sign and that she finally succumbed to the pressure.
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The judge's findings of fact on the undue pressure issue are, I think, less clear cut.
strain
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In other words you are putting undue strain on your machine.
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This exercise encourages suppleness in the spine without undue strain on the body.
stress
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The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress .
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Remember that knots weaken line so avoid undue stress .
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Before assembling the back, it is best to level the feet to avoid any undue stress on any particular leg.
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Can the software be readily and integrated into the syllabus without undue stress ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The safety policy will protect workers and the public from undue risk.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And there was not, it seems, any finding that Duval's pressure on his wife to sign constituted undue influence.
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Even if the pressure had constituted undue influence, it would not, in my judgment, have affected the bank.
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He suspected the dominant divinity of shallowness and an undue optimism.
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Nobody, said Abshire, would be able to say that the President had been given an undue advantage.
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Not all burdens on the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy will be undue .
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The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.