It is a huge, long-term undertaking.
With cables continuing to trickle out, they said, protecting those identified will be a complex, delicate and long-term undertaking.
United Nations leadership will facilitate the participation of the broadest possible coalition of governments in Iraq's reconstruction, which will be a costly, long-term undertaking".
Dr. Regina Rabinovich, the foundation's head of infectious disease, said the Gateses knew it was a long-term undertaking, not possible without more money, better health systems and probably a vaccine, which is still far off.
"The rise of Iraq, as an example of moderation and democracy and prosperity, is a massive and long-term undertaking," he said, promising that America would use "direct and decisive force" against attackers.
But it was precisely because the soil of South Africa is already drenched with the blood of innocent Africans that we felt it our duty to make preparations as a long-term undertaking to use force in order to defend ourselves against force.
THAT in-and-out pattern reflects the inherent contradiction of venture investing and running a shareholder-owned company: venture investing is a long-term undertaking fraught with risk, yet corporations are measured in the short term, according to their quarterly growth.
George Bush promised to see through America's "massive and long-term undertaking" in Iraq.See article: Post-war IraqBritain, France and the UN urged America to consider sending troops to restore peace in Liberia, where rebels threaten to overthrow the president, Charles Taylor.
This research programme is, of course, a very large-scale long-term undertaking.
