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The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all… — Roman Jakobson
Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination… — Carl Clinton Van Doren
We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and… — Barney Ross
What happens is that the system builds many inferior blood vessels in the eye to take the place of the vessels that are dying. And… — Mary Tyler Moore
Our task was doing maintenance and repairs to keep the station in a good state for the return of the shuttle flights and resumption of… — Leroy Chiao
At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time… — Benjamin Whorf
To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a… — William Congreve
Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. — William Bennett
It is at once the most overwhelmingly frustrating and exasperating task and the most joyous and rewarding experience to make human beings out of children. — Neil Kurshan
Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures. — Ron Taffel
It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. — Livy
He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the… — Sallust
The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other… — Cyril Connolly
The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus. — Damian Lewis
The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social… — Jon Meacham
The presidency of the Euro group is an interesting and important task. — Wolfgang Schauble
Our task is a great one, not just because of how far we have fallen. Our task is a great one because of the challenges… — Johann Lamont
During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed,… — Andrew J. Bernstein
I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff… — Andrea McLean
We need to see, and agree that what we seek already lives within us, and we within it. Now we know our one great task:… — Guy Finley

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