The former cabinet minister was at pains to praise the large numbers of journalists "not least in the local and regional press, who are doing an honest job without any great reward".
In their journey back from the Maze Prison, Lord Elton was at pains to dissuade the duke, a member of the House of Lords, from pursuing his idea of an Anglo-Irish 'condominium' over Northern Ireland.
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.
At the home of hedge-fund billionaire Thomas Steyer, Mr. Obama was at pains to explain how the proletariat think.
The president has been at pains to stress his love for his wife since the scandal - knowing she had lived through the Gennifer Flowers scandal years earlier.
In a letter to students, Dr Willem Burggraaf, the school's dean, was at pains to point out that the MBA hadn't need cancelled altogether and would begin as soon as new arrangements could be put in place.
As noted above in connection with the Soviet Union's current stance on verification of arms control agreements -- namely its apparent commitment to intrusive on-site inspection -- the Soviet military has been at pains to appear less secretive than in the past.
He was at pains during the campaign's last hours to persuade right-leaning voters that they cannot afford the luxury of backing their various niche parties and thus risking that Likud will lose to Kadima.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was at pains over the weekend to point out that 30% of the nation's energy supplies come from those wells, and there would be grave harm to the U.S. economy if there were any appreciable suspension of such flows.
The secretary of state was at pains to point out, in some detail, the expertise he has assembled to deliver his big idea within his department.
Soviet troops left Romania in 1958 and, since 1961, the Romanian regime has been at pains to promote an international perception of independence from the Soviet Union.
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.
Antitrust sceptics following the case have been at pains to argue that these network effects do not, in practice, make the product in question immune to competition.
Still, the Obama administration has been at pains to say there was no bargain with Russia, and the decision to abandon Mr Bush's missile-defence scheme was taken on its own merits.
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In his subsequent statements, the Ulster Unionist leader has been at pains to suggest that agreement is still possible if the unionists' concerns about a firm timetable for disarmament are met.
Yet, both in Washington and in the days leading up to the high-profile conclave, he was at pains to project a positive approach to the new negotiations.
Over the past few weeks we have been at pains to protect Dr. Kelly being identified as the source of these reports.
Both Mr Powell and the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have been at pains in recent days to stress the underlying strength of the alliance between the two countries.
However, the president was at pains to stress that he and Hack had parted ways amicably.
Mr Erdogan and his government have been at pains to stress the warmth of feeling towards America.
In this case, George Roy Hill, who had been at pains to shoot the movie outdoors, read her last line and wrote her a letter.
Mr Ntaganda is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for war crimes, so the M23 is at pains publicly to distance itself from him.
Understandably, Farrell has been at pains to reduce the weight of expectation heaped on his broad shoulders, while much of the praise lavished on him has come with caveats that we should not expect too much, too soon.
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.
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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Ministers are anticipating this with a policy of blame dilution: Harriet Harman, the social security minister, was at pains to adopt a bi-partisan tone in her announcement, and the all-party select committee on social security will be given the chance to hold hearings on the draft legislation.
The protesters in both the east and west have been at pains to point out their mutual support and admiration for each other, invalidating the regime's claim that the rebels want to undermine national unity.
But, as the industry is understandably at pains to point out, it could have some curious knock-on effects.
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