Example sentences of "to take the trouble " in BNC.

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1 If , over the years , you suspect that there has been a swing to or away from attending more than once a Sunday , you may want to take the trouble of further refining your data .
2 This is one good reason why every State should publish all the accident reports it raises — some other airline quite remote from the one in question may avoid a similar disaster if the details of an accident and the necessary corrective action are made available to all who care to take the trouble to read about them .
3 But whether you 're backpacking with all your camping gear , food and so on or just out for a day walk , it pays to take the trouble to assess your requirements before buying .
4 If the teacher does not take the trouble to present his class with reprographic material of an acceptably high standard , his students will be unlikely to take the trouble to try to read and understand it .
5 If a company is going to take the trouble to computerise in other areas of the personnel function , it seems a waste of potential not to tackle recruitment as well .
6 Doctors whose work brings them into contact with detainees owe it to themselves and to the detainee to take the trouble to make a special study of the subject and undertake further training .
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