21.   Harold Prince faces the task head on in the pristine new production at the Gershwin Theater.

22.   He also faced the task of consolidating a messy collection of human rights offices at the United Nations.

23.   He now faces the task of continuing to rebuild a nation shattered by war and unifying its feuding tribes and warlords.

24.   He faced the task of keeping his case in the public eye, while not giving increasingly impatient Americans the impression he was just a bad loser.

25.   He woke up on Saturday morning facing the task of outrunning five rivals in the Classic to break the mark that took Citation three years to build.

26.   Hoare now faces the task of rebuilding Laura Ashley both as an organization and as a retail brand, analysts said.

27.   House faces the task of uniting the beleaguered and divided organization of Bay Networks and building a fire under the sales and marketing arms.

28.   In either event, Asbury and Sampson face rebuilding tasks.

29.   Increasingly, it appears he will also face the task of assuaging loya jirga participants that their attendance has made a difference.

30.   Lucent, for instance, faces the task of finding cash to meet obligations to creditors for day-to-day operating expenses.