colossal task

collocation in English

meaningsofcolossalandtask

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colossal
adjective
uk
/kəˈlɒs.əl/us
/kəˈlɑː.səl/
extremely ...
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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 ofcolossalandtaskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He has acolossaltaskbecause he is building up the programme practically from nothing.
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Assuming they fail in theircolossaltask, they will have the consolation that there will be no historians to record their failure.
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He has acolossaltaskbefore him if he likes to undertake it.
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It has been acolossaltask, but extremely rewarding.
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Those engaged in commerce have acolossaltask.
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That is acolossaltaskin the present situation.
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Getting them into operation will indeed be acolossaltask.
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The question is whether he can face up to thecolossaltaskconfronting him.
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This is acolossaltaskfor small authorities.
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The same applies in all these territories—acolossaltasklies ahead.
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It is acolossaltask, and a colossal amount of money will he needed to deal with the two question: of health and education.
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To accomplish thecolossaltaskof building up their economic life they cannot afford the waste.
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I realise, indeed we must all realise, that they have undertaken acolossaltask.
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Conceive what acolossaltaskit would be to carry out the time-table of a move of that size and running at that speed.
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Controlling the world's population increase is acolossaltask.
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It would be acolossaltaskto acquire that land, and it would involve a vast expenditure of money and effort.
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He has acolossaltaskbefore him.
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Under present procedure it is extremely difficult for anybody other than a local authority to get all the various interests together, because it is such acolossaltask.
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Then there is acolossaltaskin trying to bring them back together to sort out problems which can only be sorted out by the two bodies co-operating effectively.
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No one will pretend that, in thecolossaltaskof having to revalue about 17 million properties, including 14½ million dwellings, they got all their valuations right the first time.
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