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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

And it was beautiful to see how He did not permit any existing work to be embarrassed because at His bidding new work was Undertaken.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)