Sentence examples for on their task from inspiring English sources

At a time when our society is circling its wagons nervously against immigration, Klopp has strolled smiling into the camp, sat down cross-legged by the fire and – that mad, slightly sinister bark of laughter apart – immediately engaged the imagination of his team with an alternative take on their task.

The cops take on their task with gusto and torture the boy.

The Velvet Underground played on the sound system and waitresses brought fresh rounds of Guinness, but no one even looked up, so intent were they on their task.

The two dissimilar men form a bond centered on their task.

Focused on their task -- probably their only chance at an education in Myanmar today -- none even noticed a foreigner.

Mr. Mazzella said he and his colleagues struggled to shrug off the criticism and stay focused on their task.

Dr. Ramirez said that many of New York's volunteer shrinekeepers took on their tasks "because so many people felt so insignificant, so powerless, and felt the need to make a contribution".

"I honestly wouldn't mind if my team turned up to the office wearing pyjamas and onesies, as long as they were delivering on their tasks," she says.

Chefs and other workers are focused on their tasks, and the view is often only partial, blocked by appliances or someone's back.

The only real constant, during acedia's heyday, was that it prevented monks and nuns from keeping their minds on their tasks, and their bodies in the right place.

Ms. Maia is challenging the trainees to stay focused on their tasks in the face of whatever distractions may be out there, whether Twitter feeds, the latest Tumblr posting or old-fashioned classroom commotion.