It is, I will say, a near-impossible task to corner an agile ten-year-old boy in a large, crowded space.

The study revealed that transportating turbines larger than 600 KW to the site would be a near-impossible task.

Jeslek had clearly set Cerryl a near-impossible task, doubtless in hopes that someone would kill him.

Under any circumstances, replacing a legend is a near-impossible task.

Things are going to be hard enough for Jup tomorrow without another near-impossible task.

Are they waiting for 1992 when they will face the near-impossible task of unseating a Republican incumbent?

It was a near-impossible task, which Fan of course knew.

Some gourmet food manufacturers, as well, face a near-impossible task in China.

The story gives us the idiom to bell the cat, which means to try an impossible or near-impossible task.

Zardari is, well, a Pakistani politician doing a near-impossible task badly.