The (348 GT) Three Four Eight Gee Tee production model has been painstakingly prepared over the last seven weeks.

Each piece sounded painstakingly prepared.

Briza, too, went into motion, carefully lining up the many jars of unguents that had been painstakingly prepared for this moment.

However, company executives said that the Apple chairman had painstakingly prepared for today's presentation.

I am sure the dishes would comprise the most exquisite ingredients, painstakingly prepared, perfectly cooked, artistically presented and punctiliously served, but there was hardly anything on the menu that I wanted to eat.

So the Posse scholars are carefully selected and painstakingly prepared for enrollment at a number of top universities.

So was the all-important cargo they were bringing: 20 boxes containing the dinner (which had been painstakingly prepared, bagged and sealed on Saturday), plus 20 copper sauce pans to warm it in and nearly 200 pieces of china to serve it on.

Instead of a ribbon, the Mayor went through the motions of cutting a large diamond, one which had been so painstakingly prepared for him by 47th Street's professionals that he needed only tap it like a boiled egg for it to split neatly in two.

The book was painstakingly prepared by Caren ("no relation to Cindy") Crawford, an administrative assistant who called, faxed, sent e-mail messages to and, if necessary, begged officials to send her their pictures.

Indeed, the chaos that detonates every seven days is painstakingly prepared.