He is too timid to venture upon a new undertaking.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness).
Zhang hoped her fully-devoted acting and resolution to philanthropic undertaking will efface the dirt of her reputation.
The transformational nature of this undertaking that lies ahead is, in my view, not unlike other momentous shifts in the economic history of our world.
The consultants and contractors fully understand the benefits of establishing their own quality management systems and those undertaking major and medium-sized public works projects are now all ISO 9000 certified.
Philanthropy, done well, is a serious undertaking.
The judge accepted the defendant's undertaking not to harass the plaintiff.
The undertaking enterprise may not contract the processing of the processing trade goods to any other enterprise again.
But too few scientists and particularly literary scholars are willing, so Wikipedia is undertaking a survey to get to the bottom of their reticence.
And the Ministry of Commerce may prohibit the violator from undertaking the relevant business activities of import of goods within the time limit of one year up to three years.
Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable.
A cloudy sky may deter a man from undertaking a journey.
Thales Australia will be undertaking design and fabrication work at its Garden Island facility in Sydney before installing the equipment on the AWDs at Techport Australia in Adelaide.
He blazed away at his undertaking.
He said, "the work we are undertaking is arduous yet of great significance."
That's a trivial change, basically the least the Fed could get away with without facing a firestorm of criticism - and far short of the major asset-purchase program the Fed should be undertaking.
The Prime Minister had obtained the royal undertaking.
Francis Ratnieks, the UK's only professor of apiculture, is undertaking pioneering research using observation hives and video cameras to determine the plants and flowers that honeybees visit.
He has sunk half his fortune in a new business undertaking.
That's a very daunting undertaking.
Issue a provisional order to the effect that the proceeds of the undertaking paid to the beneficiary are Blocked, taking into account whether in the absence of such an order the principal/applicant would be likely to suffer serious harm.
Yet this would be a daunting undertaking.
This undertaking is great and glorious as well, since it have influence on social fairness, justice, harmony and sustainable development.
But interviewing and thoroughly evaluating every applicant considering the deluge would be an enormous and expensive undertaking.