(1) He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was.

(2) Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights.

(3) She went to great pains to see that all her guests were provided with whatever they needed.

(4) The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret.

(5) I went to great pains to select the best staff available.

(6) Mr Lendrem has gone to great pains to establish one thing: that all of his preconceptions concerning bird behaviour are true.

(7) However, composers often go to great pains to keep to true intervals.

(8) Even if the environment is dynamic underneath, people go to great pains to make it look predictable.

(9) Most of the American companies---generally resist joint ventures and go to great pains to avoid them.