It also eases the burden on police and security forces as a first line of security.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

As you can see, part of the reason why the dividend-earnings ratio-- especially in more recent years, since 1990-- has been declining is that corporations were trying to somewhat ease the tax burden on their shareholders by doing repurchase instead of dividend.

可以看出,股利收益比降低的部分原因,尤其是在近些年,从1990年起,有所降低的原因是,公司想通过将分红,改为股票回购的方法,多少减轻股东的税负

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

and instead of looking down on them and seeing them as a burden,

而不是瞧不起我们，或者把我们当成是一种负担，

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"We suffer,as the rest of the women in the Arab world suffer, political Islam - the interpretation of Islam, which actually, is putting more burden on the women."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

This is all really a very unfortunate and heavy burden to place on this fascinating little library of writings from late antiquity.

这就将不幸的重担强加给了这个,收藏近古时期作品的迷人的小文库。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

"It is an escalating burden on our families and businesses.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

The burden is put on you.

负担在你身上。

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"One of the things that this study actually allows us to do, is to begin to get a sense as to how much of the burden of infection is an added burden on a patient who is already at risk of dying because of the underlying diseases that led them to be in the intensive care unit,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

I will come down and speak with you there, ; and I will draw upon the spirit that is on you and put it upon them; they shall share the burden of the people with you, and you shall not bear it alone.

我将在那里降临，与你说话，也要把降于你身上的灵份赐予他们;,他们就和你同样当这管理百姓的重任，免得你独自担当。

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"If senators refuse to debate about a profound crisis affecting every single citizen, the nation must ask 'What do you fear?' ,'And whose voice do you speak and whose interest do you vote?" Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky disagreed, saying the bill will make soaring health care costs go even higher, and place a greater burden on average Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

She says lower costs have eased her family's financial burden because they used to spend much more on water.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

There have been strong statements from world leaders on the need to forge agreement, even though differences on timing, approach,burden sharing and funding remain.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08