ASSIGNED WORK collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of assign and work
assign
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/əˈsaɪn/us
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/əˈsaɪn/
to give a particular job or piece of work ...
work
noun
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/wɜːk/us
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/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
Examples of assigned work
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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 do assigned work available.
By contrast, we foresee that problems may well arise where authorities have completed the competition procedures and have assigned work to their workforces or to external contractors.
Electrical engineer is one of the most vital positions in the technical hierarchy of a ship and engineer is responsible for his assigned work under the chief engineers instructions.
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The entire school is assigned work to 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 that assigned work is being completed.
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The economy was supervised by scribes, who made note of incoming and outgoing products, assigned work, 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 their assigned work.
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They were assigned work on federal and provincial public work projects as well as for the railways.
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Forced laborers were often assigned work in dangerous conditions without adequate safety precautions.
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Under a 1974 law, conscientious objectors can be assigned work as farm laborers, medical orderlies, or other occupations in lieu of military service.
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Visitors are often assigned work not 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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