assigned work

collocation in English

meaningsofassignandwork

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assign
verb[T]
uk
/əˈsaɪn/us
/əˈsaɪn/
to give a particular job or piece of work ...
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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofassignandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofassigned work

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This is because those authorities which haveassignedworkto their own work forces cannot simply revise a specification to meet higher standards.
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The request of the stewards was refused on the ground that the management was not prepared to pay individuals if they were not prepared to doassignedworkavailable.
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By contrast, we foresee that problems may well arise where authorities have completed the competition procedures and haveassignedworkto their workforces or to external contractors.
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Electrical engineer is one of the most vital positions in the technical hierarchy of a ship and engineer is responsible for hisassignedworkunder the chief engineers instructions.
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The entire school isassignedworkto do during citizenship.
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These tools provide ways to monitor what users are contributing and when they contribute so managers can quickly verify thatassignedworkis being completed.
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The economy was supervised by scribes, who made note of incoming and outgoing products,assignedwork, and were in charge of the distribution of rations.
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Dining hour was thus delayed, and in the middle of the night, patients gathered and got excited; demonstrations took place, with some people refusing to do theirassignedwork.
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They wereassignedworkon federal and provincial public work projects as well as for the railways.
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Forced laborers were oftenassignedworkin dangerous conditions without adequate safety precautions.
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Under a 1974 law, conscientious objectors can beassignedworkas farm laborers, medical orderlies, or other occupations in lieu of military service.
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Visitors are oftenassignedworknot of their choosing, but a community rule forbids visitors being assigned cleaning work in which a member doesn't also participate.
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Because of his pacifist beliefs, he refused to enter the armed forces, and as a conscientious objector he was insteadassignedworkin a coal mine.
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