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The phrase "apply yourself to the task" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when encouraging someone to focus and dedicate their efforts to a specific task or responsibility.
Example: "If you want to succeed in this project, you need to apply yourself to the task at hand and give it your full attention."
Alternatives: "dedicate yourself to the task" or "commit yourself to the task".
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But when you sit in a room and apply yourself to the task of making music beautiful, with talented collaborators, it's a joyous, soulful thing to do". Neil Finn's album Out of Silence is out on 1 September.
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When customers must perform a role in a service interaction, it's up to them how much effort they apply to the task.
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It will merely lose the good will of many American Jews and further dissipate the energies we so desperately need to apply to the task at hand.
Here's the antidote: Take 10 minutes each day and apply them directly to the task at hand.
Other provisions apply to the task of starting up as a domain registrar.
Marina was impressed with bubbles that "really applied themselves to the task of bubbling".
Curzon applied himself to the task of putting matters in order.
Mr. Manion bought two tickets from Washington to Atlanta for $406 on Delta, then applied himself to the task of winning the Allegro auction on Bid4Vacations.
It's not glamorous, and can be slow and technical, but more people are applying themselves to the task internationally – and it is producing results.
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