painstaking process
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painstaking
adjective
uk/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot ...
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process
noun[C]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ses/us/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofpainstakingandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the face of impatient patrons clamoring for his works, he sometimes crafted paintings whose subject matters were metaphors of the careful,painstakingprocessof painting itself.
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This was a gradual andpainstakingprocess, where the interview excerpts in each thematic file were compared and contrasted in a search for similarities and differences.
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Let us think of those who have started thepainstakingprocessof climbing the stairs.
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But thepainstakingprocessof putting together international agreements may be long and labourious.
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We all know that it is a slow andpainstakingprocessand that sometimes little result is seen for long days and hours of talks.
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This is necessarily a slow andpainstakingprocess.
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It is apainstakingprocess, but it is also a race against time.
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However, the results of thispainstakingprocessare enormously appreciated by tax professionals.
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It is apainstakingprocess, especially because of the need to achieve consensus.
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We know from conflicts much closer to home that rebuilding trust and peace is usually a long andpainstakingprocess.
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Those who perpetrate fraud are usually careful to cover their tracks, and unravelling complicated transactions is a lengthy andpainstakingprocess.
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It is important to appreciate thepainstakingprocessthrough which the consultation process had to go to produce it.
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It will be a difficult andpainstakingprocess, but it will happen.
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It is, in fact, a very thorough andpainstakingprocess.
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The measures he announced are the result of apainstakingprocessof consultation.
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Today, most experts agree that anyone now waking up to the issue and commencing the time-consuming,painstakingprocessof essential testing will find that there is not enough time left.
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Development is apainstakingprocessthat ensures that products and processes operate reliably and consistently, and, above all, satisfy a market demand.
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Changing tires at the time was a lengthy andpainstakingprocess, as the wheels were not removable.
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Instead, the effect is created by apainstakingprocessrequiring the utmost patience and repetitive precision.
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It was a hard andpainstakingprocesswhich brought the club into severe difficulties.
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