The job of compiling the inventory took several hours.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object), : to compile an anthology of plays; to compile a graph showing changes in profit. ,to compile data.    From Dictionary.com. 

However, I could use some help in compiling the list of choices.    From Wordnik.com.  [March 2007] Reference

Don R. Lewis What was the biggest challenge you faced in compiling this book?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference

About. com usually does a good job in compiling straightforward answers to questions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lactose Intolerance FAQ and Links] Reference

She interviewed current and former players and coaches in compiling a video scrapbook.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Sara White finds peace without Reggie] Reference

The long of it; there are, I think, four important processes in compiling an anthology.    From Wordnik.com.  [MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 2)] Reference

How useful did you find these online fan sites and information in compiling this guide to Discworld?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Author Lawrence Watt-Evans Answers Your Questions] Reference

He's worked both as a starter and a reliever this season in compiling an 11-8 regular-season record.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Vets keep D'backs on even keel] Reference

The staff at CCAP gather data from a variety of sources and use 11 measures in compiling the rankings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Best Colleges In The Midwest] Reference

Our thanks to the following for help in compiling our 2010 list of America's Largest Private Companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [America's Largest Private Companies] Reference

A close perusal of the Index reveals several obstacles this researcher faced in compiling the JL biobliography.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bibliographical Essay] Reference

Indeed, he was one of the enormous team of experts now engaged in compiling the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference

Balkans, the Far East, and Mexico, and so has succeeded in compiling invaluable reports on a number of political danger spots.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nobel Peace Prize 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference

The other thing I have noticed in compiling this list is that seven of the ten authors are either friends of mine or known to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Top Ten Political Diaries] Reference

Our executive producer, in compiling future broadcast rundowns, surveys pitched segments and decides what is of value to viewers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Advertorial, Leslie Sbrocco, 7-11, chocolate milk, freer trade - sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference

A word processor, Mellel, offers an alternative to Word that promises to be helpful in compiling long documents with different sections.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacUpdate Back to School promo] Reference

And that's why I've come up with the idea of compiling the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

The distro is built around the idea of compiling packages from source.    From Wordnik.com.  [doggdot.us] Reference

Please correct me if I’ve made a mistake somewhere in compiling this.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 US Air Guitar winners + dark horse competition! » Scene-Stealers] Reference

Special thanks to M. Hayden for his amazing work in compiling these amazing facts.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference

In any case, the idea of compiling a list of phrases that are hard to translate seems alien to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Shlimazl ain’t no ne’er-do-well] Reference

If you run a business, you probably know that there’s money in compiling Dun and Bradstreet-type directories.    From Wordnik.com.  [April 2003] Reference

It is so great to hear that you have support and I like the idea of compiling it in one place to help other mothers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gratitude] Reference

"A pass phrase compiling 50 characters gives you more room for creativity while not compromising the safety," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

I also spent days in compiling these into books.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan] Reference

Could you get around this by "compiling" the game for individual PUs?.    From Wordnik.com.  [doggdot.us] Reference

There are challenges for librarians as well, such as compiling a full listing of all materials that should be in the repository.    From Wordnik.com.  [New: All Things O'Reilly] Reference

Software is commonly distributed in machine - executable "object code" form, produced by "compiling" the source code of the software.    From Wordnik.com.  [LXer Linux News] Reference

"compiling" iProxy you still might be able to get a copy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daring Fireball] Reference

"compiling" their reports because as the adage goes, empty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Standard | Headlines] Reference

'compiling' and unit testing of your Second Life Linden Scripting Language (LSL) code.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference

But fully investigating a crime is far different from compiling allegations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will There Be 'A Second Nuremberg'?] Reference

The FBI's behavioral experts began compiling a criminal profile, and it was elevated to a "major case.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Flummoxing The Feds] Reference

In response to similar pressures, the World Bank had begun compiling its bribers 'blacklist around 1996.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of Swag?] Reference

And, of course, the secret police focused their attention on dissidents, compiling the thickest files on them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handle This Box Of Dynamite Very Carefully] Reference

In recent weeks, journalists have been compiling a rogues 'gallery of lawless states said to be prime havens for fleeing terrorists.    From Wordnik.com.  [How He'll Haunt Us] Reference