Sentence examples for official missions from inspiring English sources

When the artists went to the front, they were on official missions, expected to send sketches for publication by local newspapers or to hold improvised exhibitions for the troops.

The White House has sent ambassadors on official missions to dozens of allies to prepare them for any damage that the cables could wreak on their relationship with the US. Louis Susman, the American ambassador to London, met officials in Downing Street on Friday to warn them what to expect when WikiLeaks finally begins publishing details of the communications.

4. Write response papers evaluating NASA's official mission statement.

Facebook's official mission is "to make the world more open and connected".

The official mission statement of the World Heritage Center does not mention tourism or economic development.

The French Foreign Ministry has said they were on an "official mission of assistance to the Somali government".

What should be its official mission statement, and what sorts of public policies should it angle for?

Its official mission, according to its Web site, is "to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist".

On the other, there is a risk of being used as pawns in some stage-managed "official mission".

The latter was not an option, Mr. Isaacs said, since the hotel is vital to West Point's "official mission".

At the time of the executions, he said, Mr. Aziz was on an official mission to Europe.