Jack Straw, the home secretary, who is responsible for the new legislation, is at pains to defend himself against charges of gerrymandering: the new law will not take effect until mid-2002, after the next general election.
Dixon is at least taking pains to assert that the sun is rising on a new era of responsible spending at Chesapeake.
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He is at pains to play down the prospect of wrenching change.
Mr Muis is at pains to stress that many of the European Commission's problems are endemic to any public sector.
Our penance will be the sleepless nights, the fools we will make of ourselves at loud noises, the looks on our faces at the sight of swerving cars, and the pains in our chests when no one is awake.
The clay court grand slam has been held at the historic venue in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital since 1928, but is experiencing severe growing pains because of the demands of modern grand slam tournaments.
Government officials are at pains to explain why New Zealand is not like the emerging economies of Asia.
JetBlue , after four years of growth and profits at the expense of the majors, is suffering its first real growing pains.
Ms Hodgkin understandably takes her mother's side, but she is at pains to stress that there are many ways to tell the story of a marriage.
JetBlue (nasdaq: JBLU - news - people ), after four years of growth and profits at the expense of the majors, is suffering its first real growing pains.
Mr Blocher is at pains to distance himself from Mr Haider, and other leaders of the far right.
If the scheme were implemented (and the WHO is at pains to point out that this paper in no way indicates a change of policy), it would be more costly to begin with than the existing plan of universal access.
Rumsfeld, who suffered heavy criticism of his tactics early in the war, has been at pains to stress he is not on a victory tour.
China's leaders are at pains to show their increasing sophistication, so public dancing around the corpse of the American financier is frowned upon.
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