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task

  • n  any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  • n  a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
    the endless task of classifying the samples
  • v  assign a task to
    I tasked him with looking after the children
  • v  use to the limit

  • Another task-force surprise was a recommendation that the government review its lawsuits against several power companies accused of ignoring legally mandated pollution controls on .
  • With hopes of finding survivors fading, relatives and scientists turn to the grim task of identifying victims.
  • Trying to retake the Falklands, the British task force needed three kinds of warplanes: a naval interceptor to protect the fleet, a ground-attack aircraft to soften up enemy .
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  • Pope Benedict XVI in Catholic Herald Online
    He said: "And so it happened that, in this very year of joy for the sacrament of the priesthood, the sins of priests came to light - particularly the abuse of the little ones, in which the priesthood, whose task is to manifest God's concern for our...
  • Barack Obama in MarketWatch
    Working with my Auto Task Force, GM and its stakeholders have produced a viable, achievable plan that will give this iconic American company a chance to rise again,Obama said.
  • President Bush in International Herald Tribune
    We tend to want there to be instant success in the world,Bush said after a lunch with Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, "and the task in Iraq is going to take a while."

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