And the rules impose a staggering burden of work that can distract investigators from more important tasks.

The effect was a staggering burden to the desperate effort in the dilapidated garage in Midland.

It was a staggering burden for a child of five to bear.

It would be foolish to expect the leading publishing houses and magazines like Harper's to take on the staggering burden proclaiming these off-trail theories.

"It's the increased number of people without adequate coverage, and it's put a staggering burden on our facility."

Staggering Burden of Care Caring for those already infected entails staggering burdens.

On the other hand, he acknowledged, many people who own their own businesses and some others with unusual financial arrangements face "a staggering burden of complexity."

That is a staggering burden when you have trends for greater automobile use.

The state's largest cities, especially Bridgeport, also continue to suffer from staggering burdens of crime and poverty.

This is a staggering burden on business and on consumers.