Poor Richard Lyons was charged with the task of maintaining British neutrality.
Gillard has the task of maintaining, not just for herself but for her audience, clarity of purpose.
For example, in addition to its price-stability mandate, the Bank of England has been given the new task of maintaining "the stability of the financial system".
Recent history can't be avoided, and neither can the task of maintaining financial stability and avoiding boom-bust cycles, particularly in the credit markets.
BENJAMIN Netanyahu faces the daunting task of maintaining Israel's relationship with the United States, while at the same time forestalling Iran's nuclear program.
The task of maintaining the jump and organizing competitions at Satre Hill is as formidable as the challenge the jump presents.
Even if the fossil fuel industries and their allies were far less organized and powerful, they would still have the utterly easy task of maintaining today's energy norms.
Today, the National Trust is charged with the task of maintaining the heath land at Lizard Downs as a wildlife refuge.
While the Jay Treaty (1794) with England was under consideration, he performed the delicate task of maintaining friendly relations with France.
Beyond the challenge of carving out his own identity after the de Montebello years, Mr. Campbell faces the task of maintaining the quality of the museum's programming and covering its vast operating expenses in the face of eroding corporate support.
The most controversial of these is Ordnance Survey, whose core public task of maintaining an accurate geographical database of Britain is hopelessly entwined with the commercial pressures of operating as a "trading fund".
