Verb (used with object) : She undertook the job of answering all the mail. ,The married couple undertook to love, honor, and cherish each other. ,The sponsors undertake that their candidate meets all the requirements. ,The lawyer undertook a new case. From Dictionary.com.
Lazi, immediately undertook, is one of the most remarkable actions of the age. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
To tell the truth, I was not sorry to be spared facing her for a while; every body said I required stronger management than a woman's hand, and my cousin undertook to break me in. From Wordnik.com. [Zoe: The History of Two Lives] Reference
It was after these last London seasons that Mme. Sontag undertook an. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry-Go-Round] Reference
Polanski also "undertook" not to skip out on his bail in 1977. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
I congratulate the IOC for the reforms it undertook. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is Winnable'] Reference
BRIAN UNGER: In 2003, NPR undertook a bold experiment. From Wordnik.com. [Thanks To Fans And Critics Alike] Reference
Barclays then cooperated and undertook an extensive review. From Wordnik.com. [Barclays in Sanctions Bust] Reference
So we undertook a policy of severe adjustment, and it worked. From Wordnik.com. ['There Is No Magic'] Reference
And Morris undertook those labors without ever sending Joe a bill. From Wordnik.com. [Joe's Last Deal] Reference
So they undertook a meticulous operation of their own to restore it. From Wordnik.com. [Eakins' Classic 'Gross Clinic' Gets Another Look] Reference
Instead, J.P. Morgan undertook efforts to sell 90% of the loan to Inbursa. From Wordnik.com. [Judge Bars J.P. Morgan Executives From Mexican Deal] Reference
Last summer Andersen undertook the job of reforming the FBI's record-keeping. From Wordnik.com. [The Enron Effect] Reference
House of Representatives, he undertook Euclidean geometry as a mental exercise. From Wordnik.com. [Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?] Reference
He recoiled from intervening directly (though the CIA undertook covert measures). From Wordnik.com. [The Long Shadow Of Vietnam] Reference
Shortly after diagnosis, I undertook a series of tests to guide my treatment plan. From Wordnik.com. [I’m 35, With Stage IV Breast Cancer] Reference
Hwang emphasized that he undertook his work solely to advance therapeutic cloning. From Wordnik.com. [A NEW CLONING DEBATE] Reference
She returned in 2003 for a small group retreat, and this year undertook one by herself. From Wordnik.com. [LIVING ANOTHER LIFE] Reference
I undertook the writing of this book without even telling my agent what I was working on. From Wordnik.com. ['The Passage' Teems With Viral Vampires] Reference
"If that happens, all the investigations they undertook have to be started all over again.". From Wordnik.com. [THE TROUBLES OF A TRIAL] Reference
Many predicted that the debt Viacom undertook to finance the merger would only bring trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Why He Still Gets No Respect] Reference
Shortly after Ahmadinejad came to power, the government undertook to reform Iran's labor laws. From Wordnik.com. [How Popular Is He Really?] Reference
That made it imperative for BGCA to prove the performance impact of any training it undertook. From Wordnik.com. [Putting A Value On Training] Reference
Reid undertook the effort to discredit Angle immediately after she won the June 8 GOP primary. From Wordnik.com. [Nevada Sen. Reid's campaign batters image of GOP challenger] Reference
It was that faith, he later said, which fortified him for the task he undertook on July 4, 1944. From Wordnik.com. [The Jordan Gospel] Reference
He undertook the investigation at our behest and never requested payment for his time or efforts. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
They undertook the work precisely because it makes it possible to tinker with the pinot-noir genome. From Wordnik.com. [Perfecting Pinot] Reference
In claiming its separate identity, the black minority undertook to assert its equality with the white majority. From Wordnik.com. [Sexual Separatism] Reference
Audi denied the car was the problem, so the U.S. government undertook this enormous study of sudden acceleration. From Wordnik.com. [Runaway Cars: Driver Error Or Car Malfunction?] Reference
The museum's opening may be the last great gathering of the men who undertook what Eisenhower called "the Great Crusade.". From Wordnik.com. [Relics From 'The Great Crusade'] Reference
He undertook it out of an abiding love for the city's music and people -- and a need to confront his own unwelcome racism. From Wordnik.com. [Snap Judgment: Books] Reference
I knew as soon as I undertook the suit for their custody that all of this would be upon me and I don't care for one second. From Wordnik.com. ['But She's Not Part Of My Family'] Reference
Now, Zak undertook this experiment at a very particular historical moment, the great recession, which also influenced his thinking. From Wordnik.com. [When The 'Trust Hormone' Is Out Of Balance] Reference
That's music to Luhrmann's ears; after all, he undertook the show, with its populist, united-we-sit ethos, as a response to September 11. From Wordnik.com. [Baz Is Broadway Bound] Reference
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