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Undertaken from 1979 to 1983, the much-litigated and not always conclusively documented story of its construction has much to divert both those who would see Trump as a visionary deal-maker or as a mendacious double-dealer.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 6, 2016

Undertaken to further anti-doping technology for human growth hormone, the study also measured testosterone among hundreds of elite athletes.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2012

Undertaken in partnership with Leicester City Council, the Selling to the Public Sector initiative involved workshops and one-on-one support for small businesses covering all aspects of the procurement process.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2012

Undertaken with the approval of the General Staff and the Secretary of War, the road cost $42,715,591 before it was abandoned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Undertaken voluntarily, a twenty-foot dive is no great matter, but it is a horse of quite another color to be chucked into space and fall that distance like a bag of meal.

From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.