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Six example sentences with onerous, each labelled with its topic.
The settlement imposed onerous reporting duties, forcing the company to file sworn summaries every month for five years.
Law
Small exporters called the new paperwork onerous, since a single crate now needs four signatures and a lab certificate.
Business
Training twice a day felt onerous until she cut the evening session to twenty easy minutes on the bike.
Fitness
The loan came with onerous terms, monthly reports and a personal guarantee, so the bakery owner walked away.
Finance
Investors found the licensing deal onerous, since the founder owed a royalty on every sale for twenty years.
Startups
The visa process was onerous, requiring bank statements, a hotel booking, and two visits to an office three hours away.
Travel
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- MajorTests SAT 1000
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