Word: tasked
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...group attempting to write a widely accepted set of standards faces a rough task. Standards must be rigorous enough to satisfy pressure groups, yet realistic enough for corporations to find them affordable and achievable. Moreover, the canons are proliferating, and will soon begin to clash with one another. The European Federation of Accountants and Auditors in Brussels, for example, is drafting a set of environmental standards that are likely to differ from those of CERES. "We need a unified, comparable system, because it's not helpful if there are 25 different standards" in competition with one another, says Sir Geoffrey...
Clearly, the Crimson have a task set before them on the ground, but it may enjoy a passing advantage. The Red Raiders have allowed almost 220 yards per game through...
...however, Harvard is unable to establish its running game, Wilford will have the task of leading the team to scores through...
...task that demands a miracle worker. The first permanent dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will attempt to take a $350-million endowment and transform it into a world-renowned center for learning at an institution with no students, no permanent teachers and no specific focus...
...loss of its key players would seem to be a problem for Harvard, but the Crimson is confident that its younger players are up to the task...