In reality, the levels of work varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work.
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Underburden
Synonyms for "underburden"
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Well aware of the orgy of scapegoating that the world had embarked upon, I didn't want to blame anyone, let alone run the risk of overburdening some and underburdening others with responsibility for the crunch.
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Moving to the climate change context, as long as there is not a comprehensive climate policy in place, respect for the principles of polluter pays and proportionality will require a mechanism to determine the level of pollution created by each polluter, so as to avoid that some polluters are overburdened while others are underburdened.
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If a man is overburdened, which is the true cause of complaint, or underburdened, which is the modern cause of complaint, he may seek redress; but he alone who is overburdened or underburdened is authorised to seek redress.
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