The long battle with the government took a heavy toll.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The aim was to reduce the heavy toll of shipwrecks caused by the crude navigational method of dead reckoning.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
The nine-month hiatus took a heavy toll on the country, with insurgents exploiting the lack of leadership.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And for survivors, cancer treatments take a heavy toll and can have long-term health effects.
The Sun (2016)
Their jobs tend to take a heavy toll on their family lives.
Christianity Today (2000)