But his praise since then has been no mere task of patriotism.

Thus in the family, it is still too often taught as a mere task.

Perhaps a mere task was the best means-somethingto which she must go doggedly.

He turned his flashing look on Benecke, pleased now as always with the mere task of speech.

There lay the canker which made her energy and cheerfulness a mere task to hide the real disease.