overburden - use in sentences

Object

  • sampling: Follow-up overburden sampling showed that gold is present in head and weathered bedrock, as well as in near-surface overburden.
  • staff: Many universities will need to employ extra staff so that increased student numbers can receive good quality tuition without overburdening current staff.
  • system: Taking responsibility in this way will help ease the strain on an overburdened system.
  • sample: Overburden samples indicate that polymetallic mineralization occurs within a zone about 3 km long in the west of the area.
  • sector: I want to see a rural Scotland with a network of small businesses able to develop without undue interference from an overburdening public sector.
  • service: This is a tacit acknowledgment of the problem of EHS, and its possible implications for an overburdened health service.

Subject

  • regulation: But it is equally important that charities are not overburdened by regulation, particularly smaller charities without employed staff or with very few.

Modifies a noun

  • sampling: The small amount of deep overburden sampling undertaken revealed few high values but some coincidence of these with the Coomb Edge Fault was evident.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: Teachers, already overburdened, will need to learn enough Linux to function.
  • so: So overburdened do these women feel that six out of 10 want to abandon their careers for a life of luxury.
  • not: Change your life to make sure you are not overburdened by stress.
  • deep: Deep overburden sampling revealed base-metal anomalies presumed to be derived from concealed mineralization in the vicinity.
  • n't: But do n't overburden yourself with clothing clutter - you are going to buy autojumble, carrying unnecessary items will only distract you.
  • too: I have not mentioned about the probable violence that indigenous people will resort to if they become too overburdened with incomers.

Preposition: of

  • soil: Any overburden of soil, debris or weaker rock was scoured away by glacial activity leaving a smooth rock surface.

Preposition: with

  • work: Those who remained were overburdened with work; a dozen of these brave men were destined to succumb to their spirit of devotion.
  • information: The introduction should not be a summary of your conclusions or be overburdened with background information or narrative.
  • debt: Jackson's former financial advisers settled a lawsuit against him in June that suggested he was overburdened with debt and near bankruptcy.
  • graphics: Unfortunately somewhat overburdened with graphics, so be prepared for a slow download.

Preposition: by

  • regulation: But it is equally important that charities are not overburdened by regulation, particularly smaller charities without employed staff or with very few.

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