Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many demands.

这里的学生负担过重，压力很大，不得不应付过量的作业和过多的要求。

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"While passions and politics can often obscure the hard work before us,let's be clear about what this moment demands, we are at war,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

Those who live and work on the border say the problems are complicated, involving demands for better security and pleas for help from desperate migrants.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

These statistics highlight the national conundrum women face balancing family with career, and an acute problem every company should be worried about: a sizable pool of the most highly-educated, highly-skilled women in their ranks are either fleeing their organizations or foregoing job opportunities, determining that juggling family and work demands is too obstacle-ridden to justify.

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Implement practices that reduce conflicts between work and family demands (examples from Lisa: promote flexible work schedules, provide access to daycare, promote a Results-Only Work Environment, etc.).

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What does it even mean to be at work, given how often we check and respond to work demands on our electronic devices when we are out of the office?

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