| As a result, the families are broken up and children bear the brunt of the developments that follow. |
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| Cllr Michael Abbey asked if the cost of half a million was recoupable or would the council have to bear the brunt of the entire cost. |
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| Rural women bear the brunt of the problems caused by environmental degradation. |
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| I consider that, on balance, the plaintiff should bear the brunt of the costs of this litigation. |
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| And they still bear the brunt of urban poverty as single parents in the commercial wastelands that too often are their neighborhoods. |
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| Sales and marketing staff are expected to bear the brunt of the cost-cutting measures. |
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| At the outbreak of the fighting in North America it was widely expected that the colonies should be able to bear the brunt of it. |
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| The poor of the world will have to bear the brunt of the resulting resource degradation. |
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| Occupying such a position, we bear the brunt of sexist, racist and classist oppression. |
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| His daughter has to bear the brunt of talk generated by her father's downfall. |
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| Xander is the most changed, so he's going to bear the brunt of the effects of the virus. |
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| The film skilfully keeps the leads straight, relying on support to bear the brunt of the comedy. |
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| Compared to Hawaiians of European and Asian ancestry, native Hawaiians have continued to bear the brunt of the archipelago's health problems. |
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| Doctors who perform abortions, meanwhile, bear the brunt of the organized anti-choice movement's wrath. |
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| I think the Yoopers in Upper Michigan would bear the brunt of a Canadian invasion. |
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| The report gives a deep insight into the strenght of the women of Eastern Congo, who bear the brunt of the violence. |
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| Indeed, under the protection forest system, private landowners bear the brunt of heavy charges in the general interest. |
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| They have suffered as much as anyone at the hands of those rulers, and will bear the brunt of any anti-Iraq attack that may be launched. |
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| Particularly management consultants have come to bear the brunt of a wave skepticism that is practically a mainstream phenomenon. |
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| Think about it: your intestines bear the brunt of the alcohol and pass it on into the bloodstream. |
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| When world events take a turn for the worse, water supplies often bear the brunt of the impact. |
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| When insiders make a killing in the space of a few minutes, small shareholders and honest brokers are the ones who bear the brunt. |
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| The law two or three years ago was such that individual Canadians who were scammed had to bear the brunt of it. |
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| As usual it is the workers and the least privileged sections of society that have to bear the brunt of the problems. |
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| National governments bear the brunt of the cost which may lead to reduced public investment. |
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| It should be remembered that, particularly in the developing countries, it is most often the poor who have to bear the brunt of climate change. |
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| As usual, there is a great risk that women and children will bear the brunt of the suffering. |
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| Women and girls are not only more vulnerable to infection, but they also bear the brunt of care for the infected members of their families. |
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| The investigation of complaints is the most expensive area of discretionary spending, and must, therefore, bear the brunt of recent budget cuts. |
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| We know in uncertain times it is workers who bear the brunt of the cutbacks in programs and services. |
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| The Regions are the first to bear the brunt of maritime pollution but have so far been barely involved in maritime safety policies. |
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| Children continue to bear the brunt of conflict, but they also demonstrate resilience and capacity to overcome the violence around them. |
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| Individuals who are disadvantaged bear the brunt of discrimination in the workplace. |
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| Moreover, the users of financial services will likely bear the brunt of higher deposit insurance premiums and other costs. |
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| The social cost of maldistributed hours comes back to haunt an entire macroeconomy, not only the individuals and family members who bear the brunt of it. |
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| The shipping company bringing the liner to India will bear the brunt, as it's only after ships are brought to the breaking yard that the ship-breaker pays up. |
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| Since shareholders have a nasty habit of leaving, customers will probably have to bear the brunt of these losses and the bank may try to push profit margins even wider apart. |
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| Hampshire was today bracing itself to bear the brunt of fuel protests. |
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| When public services fail, women bear the brunt of this failure. |
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| Now they could see the point of having a uniformed driver to conduct them, for he would bear the brunt of such encounters with the soldiery. |
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| There is a clear risk that lower income Canadians will bear the brunt of the slow recovery, as well as the industry shifts involved in a higher value Canadian dollar. |
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| If you face a little larger, or positive, edge, open-hand the hold, as it lets more of the skeletal system of the hand bear the brunt. |
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| Within each country, there will be an asymmetry between different elements of society, some who benefit and some who bear the brunt of sacrifices induced by globalization. |
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| Meanwhile, civilians bear the brunt of the chaos. |
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| More despicably, mothers often bear the brunt of the communal stigma. |
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| And it is the women of Africa who bear the brunt of that burden. |
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| The least developed and landlocked developing countries would bear the brunt of such a slowdown and faced an even more uncertain development environment than before. |
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| One of the premises on which the materials are based is that mergers in most sectors are badly managed because they too often ignore the people who bear the brunt of the merger. |
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| My spouse will bear the brunt of child-rearing. |
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| For the first time ever, the industries that would bear the brunt of environmental measures were involved in their development from the beginning. |
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| As usual, the general public bear the brunt of yet more funding cuts while all the fat cats are lording it up in their ivory towers. |
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| Canadian families should not bear the brunt of these tough economic times. |
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| It is not Airbus' workforce who should bear the brunt of the company's crisis and the misjudgments of its management and not Europe's position as an industrial location that should lose out as a result of them. |
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| As we keep repeating, it would be the small and medium-sized businesses that would bear the brunt, although we keep urging that they should be bolstered up. |
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| Why should farmers bear the brunt of that? |
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| Pig farmers have also had to bear the brunt of a 10 percent drop in the selling price of meat, as well as a nearly 13 percent decrease in exports compared to the previous year. |
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| Environmental sustainability is of global concern, and people living in poverty are likely to bear the brunt of environmental hazards, including the depletion of natural resources and the effects of climate change. |
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| Though I see your point, and fate will not deny Jackie's reward, which is immense, and he must bear the brunt of outward earthy unfame, it be so, bad boy, etc. |
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| Sandy's track through the Greater Antilles left several travelers stranded on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Jamaica the first to bear the brunt of the storm. |
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