However, it was young, valiant San Franciscan engineer, William Hammond Hall, who took on the 20-year project.
Before the unions took on the Senate bill, they launched a rebellion closer to home.
In those states, Washington took on the task of granting money for hiring navigators.
Macht took on a new role as head of production across Volkswagen's 10 car brands.
During the 1970s he took on a partner, and the 11 acres grew into 200.
During the heart of the recession, people took on portfolio careers out of necessity.
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Utilities, consumer-staple companies and other safe-play stocks trailed the market as investors took on more risk.
Nearly two years ago, Bartz took on the herculean job of remaking the troubled Internet giant.
As that business expanded, he took on other products, including the fast-growing online iCloud service.
With no scientific training, they took on the medical establishment and set about finding a cure.
Simpson's luggage with conflicting testimony about how many bags he took on his trip to Chicago.
In it, he characteristically and unapologetically took on the so-called "politically correct" view of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Lenders who took on additional risks because low rates signaled stable conditions would sue.
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Oliver took on Huntington after successfully reforming the school meal system in the United Kingdom.
After graduating, he took on a job overseeing the label's homeware collections in Europe.
Music master Ray Charles returned the favor and took on one of Lennon's biggest hits.
In this world, Gore took on his party, President and opposition and often won.
Governments taxed short and took on long-term overhead commitments, which is effectively the same thing.
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He took on the role of global chief executive of JBS while Joesley is now chairman.
But "Foxy Knoxy" repeated on the Web and in news stories, took on another meaning.
In each city I took on the role as a manager, though in different departments.
Yet somehow the evening, which should have been ludicrous, took on an unexpected aura of profundity.
Obama then took on actor Matt Damon, who had been publicly critical of the president.
They were tough questions that the President took on, and they had a good exchange.
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They would suffer the most if the anti-war campaign took on an Islamic flavour.
The problem was that the banks took on liabilities that far outgrew Iceland's GDP.
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But as time went on, the minstrel show took on a more racist tone.
Thatcher admire her or despise her she took on the world exactly as she found it.
This is why Geir Lippestad, Breivik's defense lawyer, took on this most difficult of jobs.
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