take pains

The Yale researchers took pains to distinguish those factors from the Musk effect by matching auto registrations to county-level Democratic and Republican votes.

As superyachts have become a staple of the billionaire class, owners and designers have taken pains to turn multimillion-dollar pleasure vessels into well-appointed floating offices, outfitted with executive desks, sleek wall art and high-speed internet.

Even most of those whose subject is or has been the L.A. of their own time have taken pains to look ahead.

Japanese government officials and scientists have taken pains to debunk the theories, stressing that it is scientifically impossible to predict earthquakes with such accuracy.

But both Nick and Ginny take pains to declare it’s not like that.