The word "assign" is a correct and usable word in written English. It is a verb that means to allocate a job or task and can be used in the following way: The manager assigned the new employee to the customer service department.
Some professors claim they assign more long writing assignments as a result, and students receive careful, prompt feedback.
They may agree to the terms of use of the site which explains how their data will be used, and may assign their rights to the news organisation.
Anderlecht will have to adapt and perhaps assign even more responsibility to a teenager who is likely to grace this tournament for years to come.
Chief Justice Roberts could conceivably be a sixth vote to uphold – the chief justice surrenders his power to assign the opinion if he joins with the dissenters, and if Kennedy's vote is lost, he may decide to try to moderate the opinion upholding the statute – but I think it's highly unlikely that he would be a fifth.
A Dutch-led investigation's preliminary report in September said MH17 broke up in mid-air as a result of structural damage caused by "a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside", but did not assign blame.
Often, she says, whips will deliberately assign MPs to work on committees where they have no expertise, so they pose no threat.
Once in a group, we then unconsicously assign that person good and bad characteristics.
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