What's the difference between ardurous and onerous?

Ardurous


Definition:

  • (a.) Burning; ardent.

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Onerous


Definition:

  • (a.) Burdensome; oppressive.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Onerous new regulations could threaten the shale energy revolution, America’s role as a global energy superpower, and the dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions made possible by an abundant and affordable domestic supply of clean-burning natural gas,” Jack Gerrard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, said in a statement.
  • (2) Picking positives from a third successive league loss, the first time Chelsea have endured that since Gianluca Vialli’s stewardship, must have felt onerous even if Willian was excellent once again and Eden Hazard – for all that he has gone 1,375 minutes without a Premier League goal – arguably produced his best performance of the season.
  • (3) The retailer has also taken a £70m hit from onerous leases, and distribution centre closures in Harlow and Weybridge cost £30m.
  • (4) Bank credit is available, but only at a price, and on conditions businesses consider too onerous.
  • (5) With the growing AIDS problem, the serious TB burden in sub-Saharan Africa may become even more onerous and may critically overload the stressed African health care systems.
  • (6) But that was a clear demotion, unlike Hague whose decision to stand down at the election paved the way for a less onerous cabinet post.
  • (7) The radiologic and histologic problems of differential diagnosis, and the subtle distinction between benign and malignant make decision an onerous task for surgeons, orthopedists, pathologists, oncologists and radiotherapists.
  • (8) The most onerous challenge for the Football Association in its search for a new England manager may no longer be whittling down a list of impressive coaches, but convincing the successful candidate that they will still have a career of note when it all falls apart.
  • (9) Conservative MP David Morris, the government’s ambassador for small businesses, warned that the self-employed were concerned the new system would be onerous and lead to overpayments in some cases.
  • (10) The onerous terms of the deeply unpopular “memoranda”, agreed with foreign lenders to keep insolvent Greece afloat, would be overturned.
  • (11) If the government lifted its gag orders on the companies, the co-operation would appear "a lot less onerous and problematic for civil liberties.
  • (12) Over-onerous rules, such as borrowers having to be experienced landlords or earning significant minimum incomes have eased a little, making buy-to-let an even more attractive investment."
  • (13) "Our ratios put a cap on the salaries staff can be paid because of onerous requirements on numbers.
  • (14) Issues with buying Five, which made losses of €41m last year, include onerous foreign programme deals such as a lifetime series commitment to contribute to the production of Home & Away and its TV sales operation increasingly suffering against larger rivals in the market.
  • (15) Trying to follow through a complaint in relation to a non-Queensland police officer, either interstate or internationally, would be an onerous task and unlikely to generate a reasonable outcome,” he said.
  • (16) Many financial firms will be exempt from the most onerous requirements of the Financial Services Authority's new code on bonuses, it emerged today – just as David Cameron stepped up his rhetoric against City pay.
  • (17) As lead singer, Michael's schedule was more onerous than that of his brothers.
  • (18) I don’t think six months is unduly onerous.” The trust’s public value test – the first time it has used such a procedure to look at the closure of a service rather than the launch of a new one – will look at how the proposals will impact on licence fee payers and look at value for money, reach, quality of service and whether it is an effective use of public funds.
  • (19) Yet dealing with AIDS in this traditional society is an onerous task.
  • (20) Worse, the debt is structured so that the compound interest rate effect of not paying it off early makes it even more onerous, an effect vastly more likely to hit students from disadvantaged homes.

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