| Second, punishments are intended to be painful or burdensome, whereas civil damages are not. |
| Bald-headed Fred's robbery and torture anecdotes made excellent writing material but our inharmonious natures made living together burdensome. |
| Academia remains too strong a lure but with over three years left on her study roll, will twin aspirations prove too burdensome a load? |
| Even so, direct investment into a portfolio of shares, bonds and cash spread in the manner described above would be administratively burdensome. |
| All of this creates burdensome and disorganizing levels of stress, which is a major cause of divorce and the creation of single-parent families. |
| The master bedroom contains a double bed, onto which Kathy offloads her burdensome bundle of blankets and bedding. |
