Example sentences of "[adv prt] the task " in BNC.
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1 | The multitude of Madonnas for Italian worship in the Renaissance made this a fruitful theme for connoisseurship which has taken on the task of distinguishing authentic works from those by followers or copyists . |
2 | Although the authors see some advantages in a system within the local authority , they conclude that claimants would be better served by independent tribunals and feel Social Security Tribunals are well placed to take on the task . |
3 | Against Moses ' expectations he also takes on the task of feeding his people . |
4 | After the death of her mother , one lady took on the task of caring for her bereaved cat . |
5 | In these circumstances , voluntary WEA members such as Rachael Evans in Bedfordshire and ( successively ) Barbara Brenchley and Margaret Bland in the Fenland took on the task of Federation secretary and , along with other enthusiasts , did their best to fulfil the non-teaching duties of a tutor-organiser . |
6 | This might put pressures on the sons and it could well be that not all would feel able or willing to take on the task . |
7 | Yet these farmers had usually been placed in this situation because there was no one else willing to take on the task . |
8 | Michael Peckham is the first person to take on the task of directing the research effort of the National Health Service Phyllida Brown |
9 | Michael Peckham is the first person to take on the task of directing the research effort of the National Health Service . |
10 | The team manager , who had run the campaign against Meyer in 1989 , appears to have been initially reluctant to take on the task . |
11 | SAVE therefore decided the only way forward was to establish a new independent trust to take on the task of urgent major repairs . |
12 | A small theatre group takes on the task of mounting a Passion Play in Montreal . |
13 | This will be very unsatisfactory , so is there anyone nearer to Horndean who would consider taking on the task ? ’ |
14 | If some kind person could send us a copy I have some very keen would-be knitters who would be extremely grateful , not least myself who has taken on the task of teaching them . |
15 | Hall is right to say that current Labour and Liberal parties can not take on the task of realignment , but would be equally correct in saying they ca n't be by-passed . |
16 | In borrowing from structural linguistics the early structuralists took on the task of analysing signs and systems of signification . |
17 | ‘ Neil had the vision to see what needed to be done to carry Labour forward , he had the courage to take on the task , and he had the determination to see it through , ’ he added . |
18 | Both Canada and Argentina admit that it would only be by default that they would take on the task of staging the tournament . |
19 | In reforming Brown , Mr Magaziner pioneered a number of techniques seen later on the task force : studying the problem exhaustively ( his report on the curriculum was 425 pages long ) ; building a consensus ( he organised fashionable dances , admitting only those who had helped with the report ) ; coming up with breathtakingly bold proposals ; and hinting that dire consequences might follow if the establishment resisted his ideas . |
20 | And who would say that enough was enough , and would take on the task of punishing those who transgressed the rules of the game ? |
21 | To identify somebody with such skills and sufficient knowledge of the subject matter who also has the time and energy to take on the task will be a major problem to most groups . |
22 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
23 | In parallel with all of this , Intel developed Maths Co-Processors ( x87 chips ) which took on the task of computing floating point mathematics , and took away some of the load from the main x86 processor . |
24 | Both the bid for Channel Five and plans for the new Teleport to be operated at South Gyle , carrying signals for both Television and Telecommunications via satellite , cable and fibre optic lines , are well advanced and require the continued integration of technologies to carry on the task of promoting Edinburgh as a centre of excellence in the new media . |
25 | Our generation must take on the task of thinking about the future , of assuming towards it the responsibility that we assume towards our children . |
26 | Walesa had experienced difficulty in finding someone to take on the task of forming a government , which was likely to hold office only until a general election expected in the coming spring . |
27 | In the end , Naughtie pulled rank , and took on the task himself . |
28 | The latter may , for instance , feel that if he is regarded as competent to take on the task by himself he ought to be in charge of his own department and that the manager is intentionally blocking his promotion . |
29 | And with the large capital invetment involved , the customer depends on the fact that any new model must be capable of taking on the task in hand without difficulty — there is no room for mere gimmicks . |
30 | An outstanding American teacher of music speaks from her own experience of young children ( Upitis 1990 : 2 ) : " We have one strong factor in our favor in taking on the task of helping people become musicians , and that is , in some form all of us are already musicians . " |