Despite ballooning public borrowing, the government's balance sheet is still just about strong enough to take on such a task.

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Did nobody want to take on such a big task?

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If you have nothing to do, offer to take on another task or help a colleague who looks overloaded.

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So, who will take on the enormous task of forging a new trilogy of Star Wars films?

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The second stage will, as the special committee gets set up and begins to take on the task of putting forward a proposal -- we obviously believe that -- and I think most people believe that the issues that remain to be addressed here are entitlement reform and tax reform.

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'Motorheadache '95' (Overkill etc), though, was a dodgy task to take on.

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Although some steps have been taken to free up the labour market, it remains a daunting task to set up a new business in France and take on staff.

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"If you've lost a piece of veneer on an Eames piece, take it to someone who knows the task of veneer, " said Don Menveg, an art conservator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, who worked on the installation of the "California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way" exhibit.

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