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Mueller said that requirement is “not very reasonable,” and that ISPs typically don’t comply due to how onerous it would be.

Lawmakers greatly reduced the number of European companies that would face onerous new reporting requirements by increasing the company-size thresholds at which the rules kick in.

Some of the biggest obstacles facing Germany’s military planners are intangible: ponderous procurement rules, onerous data protection laws, and other regulations forged in a more peaceful era.

But onerous regulations, especially on the handling of data, and political disagreements within Europe have hobbled the emergence of European players on a scale to rival their U.S. competitors.

Most people assume that estate planning is hard — that it’s complicated, expensive and onerous.

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