Sentence examples for task was to do from inspiring English sources

Pichai says his first task was to do no harm.

And one of our princes went off on his tour of duty in Afghanistan displaying the slogan that his task was "to do bad things to bad people".

Dye's task was to do the opposite, to make the land bend to his whims.

(My personal task was to do so without going all slackjaw fanboy and coming off like a dweeb).

My first task is to do my research.

And spare us a tirade against "market fundamentalism .The second task is to do something useful.

His task is to do some of what Bradley did (win games), but to do it with a little more regularity and a lot more flair.

Klinsmann's task is to do some of what Bradley did (win games), but to do it with a little more regularity and a lot more flair.

In order to optimise their efficiency when using lignocellulosic pellets, an important task is to do research on their real performance.

Once you've steeled yourself not to say "yes!" the next task is to do some background research so you're prepared to negotiate.

In other words, the task is to do "something" and so when asked if they did so, they may say "yes" because that is what is expected.