onus - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • proof: In any case, onus of proof is on the claimant.
  • responsibility: Of course, pains are made to put the onus of responsibility for the safety of users on to cyclists.

Converse of object

  • put: GB: We have to put the onus back on the parents to keep their children under control.
  • discharge: Proof of the inability of an Expert Committee to express opinion will not discharge such onus.
  • shift: It would shift the onus of identifying the information from the applicant to the authority.
  • place: The buyer must place the onus for these crucial factors with the seller.
  • throw: Section 12(3 ) throws the onus on the employer to show that the employe is not dealing as a consumer.
  • remove: However, provision of conversion tools should not be seen as a means of removing the onus on retailers to provide proper price information.

Adjective modifier

  • heavy: There is no reason to place a heavy onus on the claimant.
  • great: The Consumer Protection Act has placed a greater onus on anyone dealing directly with the public.
  • strong: But either way, your experience is a reminder that there is a strong onus on customers to take care of their cards.
  • clear: But some children have special needs and there is a clear onus on schools to meet those special needs where they are specified.
  • more: The need for lasting peace now places even more onus on the solidarity movement worldwide.

Preposition: on

  • applicant: It is clear that choice-based systems place much greater onus on the applicants.
  • employer: There is no onus on the employer to provide a pension scheme.
  • authority: There should be an onus on local authorities to demonstrate that they have successfully reached all key sections of the population.
  • government: The other is that a national formula, like SFSS, puts the onus on central government in debates about under-funded LEAs and schools.
  • student: Three quarters preferred E-mail perhaps because the Web " notice board " puts the onus on students to search for any communications.
  • producer: The onus on the producer to demonstrate that the stocking density chosen does not compromise welfare is a sensible and appropriate recommendation.

Noun used with modifier

  • the: Billy says: The onus must be kept on Sinn Fein/IRA to deliver what they should have already.

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