administrative task

collocation in English

meaningsofadministrativeandtask

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administrative
adjective
uk
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/us
/ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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task
noun
uk
/tɑːsk/us
/tæsk/
a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or ...
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(Definition ofadministrativeandtaskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was a presumption that the government'sadministrativetaskwas to balance the interests of the competing groups; the outcomes were not its concern.
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He is taking on an enormousadministrativetask.
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It overcomplicates the scheme and increases theadministrativetaskfor employers.
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We shall have to conduct an elaborateadministrativetaskand a considerable information task.
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It was an enormousadministrativetaskand tied up huge amounts of administrative resources.
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It is theadministrativetaskinvolved in carrying forward smoothly the transition to natural gas.
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That will be anadministrativetaskof considerable magnitude.
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It shows what a very difficultadministrativetaskthis is.
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It is an enormousadministrativetaskfor all the bodies involved.
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That difficultadministrativetaskmust be worked out.
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How does thisadministrativetaskcompare with former similar tasks?
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We do not believe that it will be an impossible or unreasonableadministrativetask.
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Theadministrativetaskis a very formidable one.
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This represents a really majoradministrativetask, and that fact should be recognised.
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There is no need to duplicate theadministrativetaskof making the announcement.
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That is a purelyadministrativetask; no educational judgments are involved.
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The printing and dispatch present a substantialadministrativetask, and its publication was timed for tomorrow.
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I appreciate the very complexadministrativetaskwith which education authorities are faced.
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This, of course, involves a bigadministrativetask.
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One should not underestimate theadministrativetaskof reviewing such records.
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