Example sentences of "task of [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ask for help in our task of calling for an end to the executions and the release of all political prisoners . |
| 2 | The profit-seeking firm faces the difficult task of searching for the appropriate profit-maximising output and profit margin . |
| 3 | The complex world of coding , the multiplicity of codes and of the non-coding structuring of data ; the task of searching for patterns in data are all likely to benefit as these techniques become more user friendly and offer shorter learning curves . |
| 4 | Sunday was bath-night , so my big sister Etty would be given the task of looking for my younger brother Jerry , Anna , the youngest of our family , and myself . |
| 5 | There is no widely-accepted model for the task of identifying for analysis categories which reflect divisions of occupation and wealth . |
| 6 | For two years Vlasov was limited to the depressing task of fighting for the very survival of his movement . |
| 7 | Needing to score quickly , West Indies made 176 at nearly five an over , despite some fine bowling from Snow , when Lloyd declared with five wickets down , setting England the task of surviving for five and a quarter hours or scoring 339 to win . |
| 8 | Havant take over the daunting task of challenging for the European Cup in Amsterdam , with Hounslow moving to the south of Holland to compete at Vught where a favourable draw puts them among the favourites to reach Monday 's final . |
| 9 | Again , courses in politics , society and economics retained priority in the task of educating for citizenship ; for the WEA ‘ it must be the acid test of the extent to which it is doing its job that the primacy should lie in these fields ’ . |
| 10 | After the death of her mother , one lady took on the task of caring for her bereaved cat . |
| 11 | I am to remain ill and without treatment , I am to carry on with the exhausting task of caring for an old and senile woman . ’ |
| 12 | It is here that the endless varied reactions of individuals make the task of caring for old people so fascinating and so complex . |
| 13 | We should not just trust people to get on with the task of caring for vulnerable children . |
| 14 | Melanie , a working mother , is contracted to work four hours a day , but , said Bob , ‘ even though she has the time consuming task of caring for her baby , when the situation has arisen , she has worked full days in order to ensure the smooth running of her team . ’ |
| 15 | By the end of the year , Mrs Thatcher was in the chair of a new cabinet committee , Misc. 141 , which had been given the task of preparing for the fast-approaching day when limits would be set on greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 16 | So we began the delicate task of preparing for a reunion of mother and daughter . |
| 17 | ‘ The task of preparing for freedom the races which can not as yet govern themselves ’ , he wrote , ‘ is the supreme duty of those who can . |