Sentence examples for it was painstaking from inspiring English sources
Building imperfections in didn't cost extra, but it was painstaking work.
"It was painstaking and took a protracted amount of time but it was worth it in the end".
It was painstaking work and at the end of it Hodson and his team came to the conclusion that there was no evidence that free quarks existed.
It was painstaking, sensitive teaching and, as is often the case with offenders, his previous life of drug abuse had virtually obliterated his short-term memory.
It was painstaking work — and difficult to watch, not only because it might be destroying Chivers's eyesight but also because it seemed so dwarfed by the vastness and intricacy of the terrain she hoped to understand.
"It's as fun to watch as it was painstaking to shoot".
It is painstaking work, but the information it yields is significant.
It is painstaking and necessary work, full of details that challenge our humanity".
It is painstaking work, involving tricky calculations as to the likelihood that mortgages will default.
It may appear that it's not going as fast as people want; the answer is that it's painstaking.
