Sentence examples for scale of the undertaking from inspiring English sources

The scale of the undertaking is hard to imagine.

But he underestimated the scale of the undertaking.

The larger the scale of the undertaking, the more congenial it was to his spirit.

"But the scale of the undertaking really took a theater with the resources of the National".

In neither case was the fledgling director daunted by either Douglas's star wattage or the epic scale of the undertaking.

"The truth of the matter is I think he might be slightly unnerved by the scale of the undertaking.

The Natura 2000 programme is of great practical importance for the implementation of the sustainable development strategy, mainly due to its firm legal basis (including the possibility of national decisions to be revised by the European Commission), the scale of this undertaking and the principles of the nature conservation system itself (Ostermann 1998).

"Given the scale of this undertaking, much remains to be accomplished," she wrote, "we noted that a number of investigations reportedly remain open".

The scale of this undertaking was enormous: in one sector alone four Tunnel Companies (of 500 men each) worked around the clock in 18-hour shifts for two months.

But until able to see for themselves the luxury that those at the top had bought with the money they had skimmed off, few could conceive the scale of the theft undertaken.

Yet Mr Kissinger's intelligence, and his excitement at the sheer scale of his undertaking, shine through the narrative.Nixon emerges as an ungracious figure, but also as the original architect of the whole daring project.