take some doing
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But that can take some doing, because by their very nature, they operate by committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
While going even remotely close to matching the all-time notorious Hagler-Hearns bout would take some doing, Jonas and Mayer certainly served up their own memorable evening of boxing.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024
It will take some doing to unseat Edgar, whose achievement has become so embedded in Seattle sports consciousness that it has taken on the aura of folklore.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
It’s going to take some doing to integrate Indigenous conservation with the ocean-based blue economy that’s clearly driving the research agenda.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2022
It would take some doing, and after all it would be a frail craft to carry seven people.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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