Sentence examples for undertook to make from inspiring English sources

The old lady undertook to make a pet of him.

Porcelain and lacquerwork then became so fashionable that European craftsmen undertook to make their own.

As secretary of state for the navy from 1668, he undertook to make France a great power at sea.

The beginning of air mail was on May 15 , 1918 when the Army undertook to make regular deliveries of letters between N.Y. and Washington.

To this end, large "plantations" were awarded to English "undertakers," who undertook to make them self-sustaining by occupying them with Englishmen of various trades.

When he undertook to make essentially the case that President Bush has made about the state of affairs in Iraq and the prospects for military success there, he made himself fair game for those who take words seriously.

"They have given us an undertaking to make changes by early next year," Isaac said.

Vast public works were undertaken to make jobs and bring in tourists.

It was quite a professional undertaking to make drama out of such a complete and painful act of self-denial.

Nor was a subsequent undertaking to make affordable engines available in return for concessions on traction control".

Decontamination work has been undertaken to make areas feared to have been affected by the poison safe.