take special pains
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But the scientists who interpret the cloud pictures will have to take special pains to identify the places around the earth that are covered by its Rhode Island-size snapshots.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year the bureau will take special pains to get the count as accurate as possible.
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But since she has no husband or children--and thus no immediate heirs--she has had to take special pains to plan her estate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Census officials have promised to take special pains to get a more accurate count during the 1980 census, in effect acknowledging that their methods have been inadequate.
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Why should we take special pains to avoid clothing that is colored by poisonous dyestuffs?
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
