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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take on/undertake a task
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No-one else is willing to take on the task.
undertake a review (= start it and carry it out )
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The department plans to undertake a spending review.
undertake research formal (= start or do research )
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They are planning to undertake research into the genetic causes of the disease.
undertake work
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About a three adults in ten undertake voluntary work.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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also
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Labour must also undertake to curb spiralling local government spending.
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It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.
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The local authority also undertakes supervision of children and this replaces the previous probation order.
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Books are typeset, printed, and bound: part operations of book manufacture are also undertaken .
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Students will also undertake substantial projects during this year.
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Pantaenius also undertake all other forms of insurance.
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The President also undertook not to veto decisions taken by the Cabinet.
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These specialist firms of financial advisers will also undertake to help monitor the fortunes of your Isa.
ever
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So much bigger than anything I have ever undertaken , he wrote.
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Building works are a trial, as anyone who ever undertakes them will agree.
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Pompeii remains the most complete urban excavation ever undertaken .
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Jenkin described the scheme, the largest of its type ever undertaken in Britain, as a research club.
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This was probably the most famous and least useful dissection of a horse ever undertaken .
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It was the biggest operation of its kind ever undertaken in the county.
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They are the first phases in the biggest programme of clinical trials ever undertaken .
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Sometimes he set the sessions, and they were quite the toughest bouts of training that I have ever undertaken .
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action
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This book is a useful starting point for any small group wishing to undertake positive action .
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Freud said that the urge to undertake meaningful action provides us with a sense of reality.
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Your understandings about politics and your decisions about whether to undertake specific political actions are grounded in your knowledge of politics.
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Both of these Republican presidents undertook aggressive antitrust actions , and both strongly supported, and expanded, federal housing programs.
activity
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At Level Two students will plan and undertake a programme of activities designed to improve their personal effectiveness.
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At various points the book invites the reader to undertake activities and then to discuss the issues with a group.
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Disability refers to restrictions or lack of ability to undertake activities considered normal.
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There are few longitudinal studies which have published data describing changes in the ability to undertake specific adl activities over time.
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Are staff given adequate training to enable them to undertake recruitment activities ?
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It has also undertaken many activities within the Principality including the development of Certificate of Management Studies courses in other institutions.
analysis
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In the second phase, we undertake formal analysis .
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Within the framework of the scientific method, there are different ways of undertaking political analysis .
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We undertook a longer-term analysis , to see what part the media played in the Conservative recovery.
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In the past year the first phase of the analysis of bus passenger casualties highlighted in the 1991 Plan has been undertaken .
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Clearly, it is important to consider who undertakes this analysis , how, and where it is likely to lead us.
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All six companies undertake financial analysis of those companies in which they have an interest for competitive, acquisition or divestment purposes.
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We are, after all, performing a descriptive and not a prescriptive exercise when we undertake discourse analysis .
course
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The Council processed registrations for 238,590 candidates for National Certificate and 15,358 for candidates undertaking traditional advanced courses .
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At the moment most are undertaking computer training courses at weekends.
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As part of the first- and second-year laboratory courses , all students undertake short introductory courses on computational methods.
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Another group of supervisors from light manufacturing industry are undertaking a conversion course to catering supervisor.
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Students who undertake the four-year sandwich course spend the third year in industrial placement.
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They have undertaken an independent training course and induction programme, and are now preparing for their first meeting.
development
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They have also become more prepared to undertake their own developments .
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Several of the schools are proposing to undertake joint development work with local colleges.
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It will also undertake joint development work with a team of Texas engineers.
duty
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The Goldsmiths were not immediately willing to undertake the duties expected of them.
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Indeed, I am rarely asked to undertake teaching duties of late.
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The powers of an inspector to enable him to undertake his duties are given in Article 22.
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Then you are ready to undertake duties as a fully-fledged subject assessor.
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The clerical grade undertakes routine duties .
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I repeat, this was a holy theft, undertaken in duty and reverence.
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Formal groups were those set up by the management of an organization to undertake duties in the pursuit of organization goals.
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In many districts headmen could not or would not undertake their new duties .
exercise
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Personal Interviews will often be on a one to one basis but can also be undertaken as a group exercise .
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It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.
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Before you undertake any form of exercise it is very important that you warm up properly.
initiative
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Facilitator to other staff to enable them to undertake initiatives ..
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Does he recall that he replied that he did not consider those circumstances grim enough to undertake an economic initiative for Paisley?
investigation
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At Level Two students will plan and undertake an investigation into a contemporary issue of their choice.
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At the time this book was going to press, I had not yet been able to undertake further investigations .
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At Level Three students will independently devise, plan and undertake an investigation into a Contemporary Issue.
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A spokesman for James Bourlet said that the police would not be undertaking any further investigations .
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It may be inappropriate to undertake a detailed investigation prior to opening discussions with the target.
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There is now an overwhelming case for the Government to undertake an urgent investigation into simplifying the structure of the benefits system.
number
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These would be undertaken by a number of organizations.
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This exploratory project examines the marketing procedure undertaken by a number of software houses.
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Energy education is currently being undertaken by a number of agencies with specific expertise.
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This doubt had been in my mind for some time but the research was undertaken due to a number of reasons.
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It's undertaken a number of mercy missions such as to the Kurds.
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The Dementia Services Development Centre undertook a number of evaluative projects and continued an active publications programme.
operation
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Any attempt by the mining company to undertake operations seems certain to run into strong opposition.
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These would undertake so many operations for half a million pounds.
programme
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Students are invited to undertake a programme combining, concurrently, the traditional teaching practice with a social work placement.
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At Level Two students will plan and undertake a programme of activities designed to improve their personal effectiveness.
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Throughout there is an important need to undertake an effective programme of quality assurance.
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Examination of the condition of the meshes in the sieve nest should always be carried out before undertaking a major sieving programme .
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While many public sector organizations divide their budgets into the activity centres that they operate, they do not undertake programme budgeting.
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They will investigate appropriate facilities for undertaking their programme and keep appropriate records of all activities.
project
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At the other end of the scale there are ambitious research projects undertaken for methodical demonstration purposes.
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In many cases, such projects would not be undertaken without structural fund backing.
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This is the only major private building project now being undertaken in Swindon.
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A personal computing project is undertaken by all students during the final year.
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Many courses require that some kind of placement project is undertaken by the student.
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Since the latter represents the greater sacrifice it is therefore the relevant cost if the original project is undertaken .
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The aim of the project is to undertake a structural and stratigraphic investigation on the basin margin.
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An experimental research project is undertaken in the seventh term, usually at the students place of employment.
research
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It included assumptions about the purposes for which universities are encouraged to teach and undertake research .
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These surveys are invariably undertaken by specialist research organizations, since the construction and administration of questionnaires is a highly skilled operation.
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Firstly, undertaking the research represented one of the only positive steps available to respond to such an increased demand.
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These skills are applied in a dissertation which provides an opportunity to undertake original research .
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Nevertheless, many agrochemical companies are undertaking extensive research programmes on biological control.
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Since they are mostly overseas workers undertaking taxonomic or project-based research , this is understandable.
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Its aim is to undertake original research on the Northern Ireland economy and on related issues in regional economics.
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The Commission also undertook extensive public research through community meetings and telephone surveys.
responsibility
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Deputy heads undertook very diverse responsibilities .
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An ex-soldier took his considerable administrative skills and sold them to a school, where he undertook responsibility for all routine administration.
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The astronomer royal declared himself more than willing to undertake responsibility for the work.
review
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The Board of Supervisors eventually approved the deal on the provision that United undertake a good-faith review of the law.
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In 1987, Drummond &038; Hutton undertook a review of the economic appraisal of health technology.
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The Legal Aid Board is undertaking this review .
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The call comes as the National Curriculum Council undertakes a review on what schools are required to teach by law.
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In 1986, the Society employed Price Waterhouse to undertake a review of its lending policies.
search
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It is often difficult to anticipate the time required to undertake a search .
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Sometimes the headhunter receives a fee for that advice without even undertaking an executive search .
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However, we will undertake a search and report to you at the meeting.
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Users were intercepted as they approached a terminal to either catalogue and asked to undertake their searches under controlled conditions.
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The contract should contain a plan to enable the buyer's conveyancer to undertake a local authority search .
student
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In this environment, many students undertake work of an interdisciplinary nature.
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Each student undertakes two placements a year.
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At Level Two students will plan and undertake a programme of activities designed to improve their personal effectiveness.
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Some of the questions you might examine include the following: What are the most frequent political behaviors that the students undertake ?
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At Level Two students will plan and undertake an investigation into a contemporary issue of their choice.
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Much of the instruction revolves around projects that students undertake in teams.
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From May-September, each student undertakes a major practical project, individually or collaboratively.
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As part of the first- and second-year laboratory courses, all students undertake short introductory courses on computational methods.
study
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I want to undertake the postgraduate study in Britain.
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One man undertook his studies with uncommon diligence, laboring nights, and walked away with seven pairs.
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When we undertook our study we found that the categorisation usually made of the special needs of children was insufficiently detailed.
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It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.
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This 1960 Act required the Surgeon General to undertake studies of the health effects of motor vehicle exhaust emissions.
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Now that you have considered these empirical studies , you should be more capable of undertaking your own study.
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One department uses a library mainly when undertaking a major study which requires the stimulation of a general library search.
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It undertook feasibility studies to determine the usefulness of various techniques as applied to frescos and plasterwork.
survey
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They can generally undertake big surveys involving large numbers of people and they provide statistics and interpretations of them.
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In addition to the lectures, part 11 participants attend two days of conferences related to archaeology and undertake a short practical survey project.
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Little public attention was paid to rural poverty before Rowntree undertook a survey in 1912.
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Its main object is to undertake research into survey methods and problems.
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These are students who have organised themselves to undertake surveys of buildings requiring modification for full public access.
task
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Courses have an emphasis on technology and a problem-solving approach to many of the tasks undertaken .
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Clearly this might not be a task that can be undertaken with any great degree of precision.
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Continuous speech recognition and synthesis are additional examples of tasks neural networks are undertaking with reasonable success.
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The story of Combsburgh - an imaginary place Writing a good parish history is not a task to be undertaken lightly.
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Back in New York waited the usual multitude of problems to be solved and tasks to be undertaken .
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The successful conclusion of this activity yields a list of tasks undertaken with details relevant to chemical selection.
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Quite a variety of tasks can be undertaken , but most of them relate somehow to an ability to discern patterns.
training
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When mid-table apathy sets in, I force him to undertake a rigorous training session which I, naturally, oversee.
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A series of two-seat conversions were undertaken , both for training and also to carry observers on test work.
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They were, too, more likely to enjoy the actual work, for they had undertaken training to do it.
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A survey in 1987 found that 52 percent of the workforce in Britain did not undertake training .
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It also undertakes installation and training as well as providing software enhancements and a helpdesk.
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After successfully completing this course, you would then normally have to undertake a two year training contract.
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Registered health visitors must have a first level qualification in order to undertake postbasic health visitor training .
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They have left behind their civilian employment and all their other commitments to undertake their basic military training .
work
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Several of the schools are proposing to undertake joint development work with local colleges.
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The astronomer royal declared himself more than willing to undertake responsibility for the work .
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So far John and Jenny Redwood have undertaken their aid work while still running their dairy, arable and fruit farm.
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No-one forces them to undertake work which will use more energy than the food they consume can replace.
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The consultant whom the client first met to discuss the assignment would be the same consultant who would undertake the work .
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The company also offers an invaluable planning and advice service for people who would rather undertake to do the work themselves.
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Moreover, there may well be reluctance or bad feeling when the operative or gang is obliged to undertake work without bonus.
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He sustained injuries to his back and was thereafter only able to undertake light work .
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require
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Those enrolled for complete areas of study will be required to undertake the full assessment schedule for those areas of study.
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Mangano described a complicated, time-consuming bureaucratic process that the insurance programs are required to undertake to set their reimbursement rates.
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The assessment of learning outcomes related to problem solving and personal qualities requires mathematics to be undertaken in context.
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This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.
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Many in the company, not only Laura and Bernard, were required to undertake extensive travelling.
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During the sandwich year, students are placed in suitable employment and are required to undertake an industrial project.
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Responsibility Work is all about responsibility: the duties and commitments which we are required to undertake during our working day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Two new studies have been undertaken to determine the effects of the chemicals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Considerable research was undertaken into the original Superspec home at Colchester.
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It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.
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Members of these units are legal combatants and undertake legitimate military tasks.
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Nevertheless, it was independently undertaken, in a very matter-of-fact way, to assist a respected superior in coping.
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Strategies for reducing school size at the secondary level are simple and easily undertaken.
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There are four major initiatives a Government can undertake .