Outside, on the bridge, Mueller could hear the brisk conversation between her crew members as they continued their mind-numblingly boring assignment to search for particles characteristic of transwarp conduits.

He was the epitome of a soldier on a boring assignment.

It was, in Lon's opinion, the most boring assignment in Contracts.

Ellis chose not to qualify as an R4D pilot, allegedly in order to avoid lengthy and boring assignments flying that aircraft.

I realize that's a boring assignment for you, but as you said, your ships are not suited to mass engagements-

The worst, the most boring assignment they could imagine was running an ore carrier, dragging rough-smelted slag from mine to refinery.

A basketball ring is also erected to provide them a pastime on their boring assignment.

It is a boring assignment, he said.

Instead, they heard about slow career progress, boring assignments and a general feeling of not fitting in.

Rival London-based American newspaper correspondents Michael Anthony and Barnabas Pells flip a coin to determine who will cover which of two boring assignments.