16:45 Jan 31, 2011 

the laboratory where the clinical research activities. Good point, B D Finch. I had overlooked that whilst trying to unbundle the string of verbs. :)

16:43 Jan 31, 2011 

is defined as "Investigator + Institution" in terms of that agreement.

16:31 Jan 31, 2011 

A Site is inanimate and not a person either linguistically or in law, so it can't undertake, pursue or follow anything! Also, your link doesn't work. When you get a multiplication of verbs like this in a legal document it can indicate either or both of the following: a) the writer wants to cover all eventualities and not miss something that may be important; b) the writer doesn't know which is the correct verb, because s/he either mislaid his/her dictionary, or hasn't really thought through what s/he wants to say, so bungs them all in.

10:06 Jan 30, 2011 

Great analysis, Allison. This does help me somewhat.

09:49 Jan 30, 2011 

"to undertake activites and responsibilities": - sounds fine, makes sense
"to pursue activities": - sound fine, makes sense
"to pursue resonsibilities": - sounds strange, does not make sense to me!
"to follow activities": - this sounds like one is monitoring the activities
"to follow responsibilities": - agree with Yasumoto, it could mean to comply with.
Possible rephrase: "...details the activities to be undertaken and pursued, and the *regulations* to be followed with all due diligence."
HTH