"Robots can be programmed to do specific tasks, rather than doing everything".
And there are countless examples of staff who have agreed to rather demeaning tasks rather than risk upsetting a boss.
"They free up employees to do other, more skilled tasks, rather than spending their time mopping or vacuuming".
Break down your work into manageable tasks rather than constantly feeling overwhelmed by the enormousness of your research.
The Judson dancers focused on specific tasks rather than the larger-than-life mythologizing that made modern dance seem portentous.
Like many American cooks, Dr. Green said, Mrs. Child uses microwave ovens for fairly mundane tasks rather than serious cooking.
As the division of global labour becomes ever more fine-grained, small tasks rather than whole industries move abroad.
I don't bring PC-crucial work home now, so I'm far more disciplined about finishing tasks rather than letting them spill over".
The review's author and professor at the University of California, Dr Robert Wachter, stressed the need to "reimagine tasks" rather then superimpose technology on old working methods.
In previous status reports, the Justice Department had complained that Microsoft's server licenses were focused on specialized tasks rather than the development of general-purpose server products.
"And then you start doing things like procrastinate, and doing the small easy tasks rather than the big important ones," she added.
