Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.    From LearnThat.org.  [Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755).]

With no goal in sight any effort we undertake is worthless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bash: GOP weighs in quickly] Reference

Much of what we undertake is what we call "pre-competitive research.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Competitive Edge: Canada's R&D Strategies for the Global Market] Reference

Nice pictures from space -- I hope that the science they undertake is as good as their imagery -- go slow, guys.    From Wordnik.com.  [View from the Northern Border] Reference

Because the journey I am asking readers to undertake is emotional and troubling, I knew I wanted a strong narrative pull, a mystery that would add urgency to their reading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mohsin Hamid - An interview with author] Reference

This involves the heaviest construction that we will have to undertake, which is along.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters of Franklin K. Lane] Reference

The most difficult speculation for a science fiction writer to undertake is to imagine correctly the secondary implications of a new factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein]

The only treatment of skin eruptions containing pus which is justifiable for the home folks to undertake is to simply paint them with iodine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mother and Her Child] Reference

The commission had been mandated to do only three things, namely undertake a truth-finding exercise, administer amnesty and provide reparations.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

So the challenge we have to undertake is to come up with new cover designs for these fantastic books in hopes of garnering for them the readership they deserve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spice and Wolf Unveiled!] Reference

Its board voted to undertake Project A, a separate electronic system.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Chicago Lost The Future] Reference

What pressures are we prepared to undertake if incentives do not work?.    From Wordnik.com.  [AMERICA'S ASSIGNMENT] Reference

Often they'll undertake new risks together, such as petty theft or lying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Their Dark Romance With Risk] Reference

Did either Cubans or Soviets encourage him to undertake the assassination?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Full Disclosure] Reference

As we undertake these changes, of course, there's a danger of overcorrecting.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fall of America, Inc.] Reference

Sounds like a challenge that only con men or congressmen would dare undertake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baseball's Hardest Sell] Reference

We said we were ready to undertake new projects with new funding to help these kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery Children] Reference

I hope the new government will undertake drastic measurements to get the country back on track.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

Will other European nations follow its lead and undertake similar regulatory and corporate reforms?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Europe's Iron Lady] Reference

Do the Americans want to undertake some operations that you are reluctant to undertake in these areas?.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Pakistanis Know I Can Be Tough’] Reference

But is it irresponsible to ask them to undertake duties that perplex even trained, savvy professionals?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cops and the Mentally Ill] Reference

Until recently, diagnosing the condition required a liver biopsy -- not a procedure you'd undertake lightly.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Revolution In Medicine] Reference

If he seizes the moment, he could undertake a midcourse correction that might materially change the lives of millions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Still Blind to the Poverty] Reference

It is, to say the least, unexpected for one of the parties to a combat to undertake vast humanitarian aid of this sort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wandering In The Wilderness] Reference

The owners pay a purchase price and undertake specific upgrades, which may leave the current occupants out in the cold.    From Wordnik.com.  [BUSINESS: JOBURG'S NEW VIBE] Reference

"I have the authority, both from the Constitution and the Congress, to undertake this vital program," he told reporters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Molding the Message] Reference

In his view, the biggest mistake would-be reformers made, in France and elsewhere, was to undertake reforms sequentially.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Summer Of Sarkozy] Reference

Players can now undertake kamikaze raids on opposing teams 'bases and receive three new weapons and three new game modes.    From Wordnik.com.  [CYBERSCOPE] Reference

Second, with regard to innovation, Japan has a group-oriented culture, so many Japanese tend not to undertake radical acts.    From Wordnik.com.  [A High-Tech Crisis?] Reference

But choosing not to undertake a horrific act requires the third ingredient of conscience: a gut-wrenching aversion to wrong.    From Wordnik.com.  [Learning Right From Wrong] Reference

The Constitution, he wrote, "does not demand that patients ... undertake Herculean efforts to escape the cacophony of political protests.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tacking Toward Moderation] Reference

I think that school authorities should undertake programs and activities that encourage members of different groups to do things together.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transcript: Civil Rights and the Law] Reference

One is to undertake a massive commitment by NATO, including U.S. ground forces, for the purpose of decisively affecting the outcome of the war.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Risk Of 'Americanizing' The War] Reference

However, given the task Paulson was about to undertake, I thought the cover of the issue, with the words KING HENRY, did a great disservice to Paulson.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trouble Beyond the Emergency Bailout] Reference

Club Med's "GOs" (gentle organizers) feed, nap and entertain infants on up, for the whole day or just a few hours, depending on what activities the parents undertake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fun For The Kids] Reference

Last year the government legalized self-employment, allowing people to undertake petty trades such as shoe repair or hairdressing, as long as they didn't employ anyone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 'Worms' Become Butterflies] Reference

He's promised top managers to undertake a "Copernican revolution" at the company, and he offered to send Colaninno a gift for forcing the pace of change -- if Olivetti loses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commence Firing!] Reference