basic task

collocation in English

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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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 ofbasicandtaskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this capacity, itsbasictaskis to combat error and thereby to promote truth.
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This is thebasictaskof any explanation-based or analytical learning algorithm.
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The usage of thisbasictasknavigator is as follows.
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Any of these dependency systems are good enough for thebasictask.
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Abasictaskis to create a list of all the terms in alphabetic order, a so-called index.
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Rather, the mostbasictaskof such models is precisely to give a non-trivial analysis of these concepts.
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They perform thebasictaskof building a bridge between speech and stage, between dramatic text and performance.
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We were happy to settle for a simple system that did thebasictask, because we couldn't afford the time to implement a more sophisticated tool.
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Thebasictaskis to deal with the very great, real problems of pensioners.
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Ourbasictasknow is to restore gas supplies.
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This is essential to theirbasictaskof developing or securing development of water resources in anticipation of future demands.
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This remains now abasictask.
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Itsbasictaskis to police the whole field of trade and see that competition everywhere is as free as possible.
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Thebasictaskis to strike the right balance between the demands of commercial confidence and the proper demands of public accountability.
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Thebasictaskwill consume thousands of millions of pounds of capital investment, paid for by the customers and the taxpayers.
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It seems to me that there must have been something wrong with the general attitude towards thatbasictaskto explain why it has not been performed satisfactorily.
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The police are sorely pressed and theirbasictaskmust be, as it has always been, to detect crime and preserve public order.
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This is the essential preliminary to theirbasictaskof developing water resources in anticipation of future demands.
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Another development that is distracting the senior management of water companies from theirbasictask is the rash of takeovers and rumours of takeovers.
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