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Meanings of weigh heavily in English

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Usage of weigh heavily in English
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In recent years it has begun to weigh heavily on my mind.
The Irish Times
2
The mere fact that it is the law does not weigh heavily.
The Greatest English Classic / A Study of the King James Version...
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The thought of parting appeared likewise soon to weigh heavily upon him.
The Home; Or, Life in Sweden
4
Societal expectations weigh heavily throughout the feature debut from writer-director Fyzal Boulifa.
The Irish Times
5
That important question was indeed beginning to weigh heavily on Hilary's mind.
Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
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He acknowledged, however, that those concerns still weigh heavily on investors.
Reuters
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Soon, however, the purposelessness of his existence began to weigh heavily upon him.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
8
Should natural kinship weigh heavily in considering arrangements for material relief in poverty?
The Family and its Members
9
Disappointing results are expected to weigh heavily on shares in Italian shoemaker Tod's.
Reuters
10
Australia's decision is likely to also weigh heavily on the Government's mind here.
Radio NZ
11
The pressure's expected to weigh heavily on the world's largest carbon emitter, China.
BBC
12
The present prospects of the Church weigh heavily on my soul.
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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I have matters of moment just now that weigh heavily on my spirit.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
14
I cheerfully absolve you from any obligations which may weigh heavily upon you.
Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
15
So small a trouble will never weigh heavily on shoulders such as yours.
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
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You might want to put him in but three bad games weigh heavily.
The Guardian
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Ireland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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