Sentence examples for handed the task of from inspiring English sources

For Narcos, Brazilian actor Wagner Moura has been handed the task of portraying "El Patrón".

When JJ Abrams was handed the task of revitalising the Star Trek franchise in 2006, the portents were not good.

(Originally the trio's bassist, Walker sang on one ballad and was then handed the task of heartthrob).

Osborne handed the task of assessing how much to increase the NLW to the Low Pay Commission, a government-appointed body that decides the annual minimum wage increases.

Jeremy Vine has been handed the task of trying to fill the hole left by Peter Snow's departure from the BBC's general election coverage.

Leeds will be without star hooker Paul Aiton through injury, meaning Burrow will be handed the task of charging Leeds' go-forward from the base of the ruck.

Almunia leaves office in October, and will hand the task of completing any Google inquiries to his successor, Margrethe Vestager.

Moreover, a failure in December would hand the task of clinching an agreement to the Czech Republic, which takes over the European Union presidency in January and whose governing coalition is divided over climate change.

By passing two mediocre energy bills and then handing the task of reconciling them to Senator Pete Domenici and Representative Billy Tauzin, both reliable allies of the fossil fuel industry (although Mr. Domenici is also a big fan of nuclear power) and neither a visionary thinker.

"I'm always Mikey when it comes to negotiating with the House and Senate," Biden said, referring to the child from the iconic Life cereal commercials who got handed the task neither of his brothers wanted.

Better, he thinks, to hand the task to the part of the Treasury that supervises thrifts (building societies).