took pains

The White House says a few sentences could be considered controversial, but Bush took pains to avoid partisanship.

When a captain got hold of a pilot of particularly high reputation, he took pains to keep him.

He took pains to see that everyone ate well.

He took pains to explain to shareholders that GE did not plan to amass the entire $30 billion reserve before it began spending it.

I didn't tell Long what was "eating" me, but he seemed to understand my anger, and he took pains to reassure me.

China took pains to signal that movement of the currency would be gradual, and that the yuan could fall as well as rise.

He took pains letting me smell all the different smells.

She apparently took pains to convince him that she had adopted the right system.

Cohn took pains to dispel the image painted by rivals of Goldman Sachs as a giant hedge fund that depends on proprietary trading.

Officials in New Delhi took pains to dismiss earlier press reports of a poultry farmer's death from suspected bird flu.

Mr. Thomas took pains to credit the company's "strong heritage. "

Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents.

Li and colleagues took pains to control for that possibility.

After the meeting, Sarkozy took pains to play down any split with China and stressed he was free to talk to whomever he wants.

He took pains to write neatly.

The Obama administration this time took pains to distance itself from Mr Henderson's departure.

As The Journal took pains to point out today, everybody's searching for yield.

No Americans were hurt in the raid, Mr. Obama said, and the team took pains to avoid civilian casualties.

European leaders took pains to separate Greece from other countries.

As difficult as the task, he still suck with it and took pains to complete it.

She took pains to be as charming as possible.

I took pains to make sure my parents and my brothers and sisters noticed nothing.

The marketing director took pains to get the campaign off on the right foot.

To make their sick mother live comfortably, they took pains to renovate the house.

If she gave you cry, you should took pains to coax her until she smile through tears!

When I was old, I saw my spouse alive. . . I took pains to hide my ugliness and untidiness .

Another would have shut me up with a snub, but my father patiently heard me out and took pains to justify his view to me.

She took pains with hair.

She took pains not to be confrontational, leaving open the possibility ofa new relationship with the generals who had imprisoned her.

My father took pains to show me how to do the work.