Sentence examples for lofty task from inspiring English sources

Sometimes this lofty task means thinking of banalities like beanbags and canapés.

More spectacular still was the fall of Ed Balls, who had hoped and aimed to be the new Chancellor of the Exchequer this morning, charged with the lofty task of guiding the nation's finances.

They have been entrusted with a lofty task: Czisny and Flatt must finish a combined 13th to earn the maximum three entries for the United States women at the 2010 Olympics.

To investigate a third party, she said, antidoping officials would have to assemble evidence that told a story about what an individual's specific role was, rather than relying a positive drug test from a lab, a lofty task for officials already overwhelmed and criticized for lax enforcement.

That they are still in use at all is emblematic of the way the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has long operated: underfunded and saddled with the lofty task of carrying the entire city without pause, the M.T.A., by necessity, stretches everything long past its expiration date.

Saving $20,000 can seem like a lofty task for most millennials, but it doesn't have to be.

If my vote counted, I'd say Michael Fassbender had a loftier task in front of him with the three-act structure of "Steve Jobs". Biggest snub: Frankly, this is the lamest Best Actor race I can recall.

Gorden Lam: Producing 500,000 vehicles is a lofty goal and no easy task.

We know that raising a respectable lawn and maintaining it at lofty suburban standards is no easy task.

A year ago, it was dense with lofty, lovely couplets, as he went about the task of trying to establish eloquent bearings.

Many Palestinians grew angry, many more apathetic, frustrated as their leader failed to achieve the lofty goals of sovereignty or accomplish the mundane tasks of clean and efficient administration.