take special pains
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year the bureau will take special pains to get the count as accurate as possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
She will be so horrified if shown dates, prunes, or figs that are germ infested that she will take special pains in washing them.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
