When it was first contemplated, few people thought that providing cable service in New York would prove so onerous.

So the archdiocese's demand for further explanation will prove onerous to many plaintiffs, lawyers said.

Administration officials also said they feared that the bill, which would take effect in 60 to 90 days, might prove too onerous for businesses.

But qualifying for the public matching funds proved unduly onerous.

If work proved too onerous, he could still quit and have his benefits restarted immediately.

In this case, the rules had proven particularly onerous.

As market rates plummeted, these guaranteed payments proved onerous.

He is expected to plead especially on behalf of small countries, for whom the extra charge might prove onerous.

If its maintenance proves a tad onerous, perhaps you could share it in rotation with the Welsh.

It opened in 1924; however, the debt proved onerous with the coming of the Great Depression.