Beyond the mathematics, the Republicans are finding that their task grows more difficult.

The task will grow no easier with the passing of time.

Although the Americans have enjoyed success thus far, their task grows more difficult in the next round.

The task has grown as all sorts of newcomers have discovered the lake, especially in the last decade.

As spring moved into summer this task grew easier.

This task sometimes grows into a fight against world terrorism, the drug trade, international bribery and human trafficking.

Indeed, as the days went on, this last task grew more and more portentous.

That task, the report's authors contend, may grow much more complicated over the next decade.

The task has grown more maddening in recent years.

As the tasks have grown more elaborate, so have the rewards.