Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. From LearnThat.org. [William Faulkner (1897-1962);American novelist; winner of Nobel Prize for literature]
A spot of bother. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A bit of a bother. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Does the impression the New York senator can't win bother her?. From Wordnik.com. [Why West Virginians turned out for Clinton] Reference
Years of being “in bother” makes saying nothing as natural as breathing. From Wordnik.com. [Friday Night In Out-Patients « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Why, in short, bother with facts or complex compromises when one can jump to the reaction?. From Wordnik.com. [openDemocracy] Reference
They say, he's ambitious, does that word bother you?. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Strom Thurmond, July 1978. Interview A-0334. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
But the bother is a fellow doesn't know what to do. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Way We Live Now] Reference
As far as the progressive thing, frankly, labels bother me a lot. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: National Race Tightens; Majority Says Obama Flip-Flopped On Key Issues] Reference
And on the market we don’t get any bother from the stall owners. From Wordnik.com. [2009 February « Scavenging] Reference
Rated a hard-R for language -- if threats and the f-word bother you, don't watch it. From Wordnik.com. [Terrible, But ...] Reference
Do you think you’ll get in bother for it boss? on May 2, 2008 at 2: 16 am | Reply Bobby. From Wordnik.com. [Please don’t send me to Canada! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Never a moments bother from the kids. From Wordnik.com. [IPCC To Investigate Barwell Deaths « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
His bother is a better actor then Ben. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Statham Wants to Play Daredevil, Frank Miller Agrees « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Some people eg LOLs just don't want to "bother" us. From Wordnik.com. [An Open Request to Everyone Who Works in an Emergency Room] Reference
Travel by ship always involves some kind of bother, I think. From Wordnik.com. [Flotilla raid diary: 'A man is shot. I am seeing it happen'] Reference
There was never much "bother," as the British say, in Finsbury Park. From Wordnik.com. [Londonistan Calling] Reference
You wouldn't "bother" to be funny just because you like to be amused. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Where did you get the idea that your 'bother' might be of any concern?. From Wordnik.com. [Wingnut welfare and pearl clutching: a match made in heaven.] Reference
Why don't you relax, come over here, and let me "bother" you for awhile. From Wordnik.com. [Dennis Perrin: Tucker Carlson is...Straight Man!] Reference
Sometimes I'm asked why I "bother" with my nonprofit boards and other volunteer work. From Wordnik.com. [Marilyn M. Machlowitz: Why Volunteer?] Reference
He had a private office at Amblin' and Joe and I had unofficial orders to not "bother" him. From Wordnik.com. [Donald and Daffy Followup] Reference
Does the liberal label bother you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2001] Reference
Why would you let a word bother you?. From Wordnik.com. [Lead Stories from AOL] Reference
"He won't hev the s'ciety folks t 'bother' im now.". From Wordnik.com. [The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution] Reference
But the bother is a fellow doesn’t know what to do.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Way We Live Now] Reference
The Canada AM poll asks whether the budget leaks "bother" you. From Wordnik.com. [small dead animals] Reference
When my wife said "bother," it was, I was aware, of no use to argue with her. From Wordnik.com. [The Fixed Period] Reference
If by "bother" you mean the fact that my firefox crashed ... then I will say yes. From Wordnik.com. [PCLinuxOS-Forums] Reference
Chelsea had Secret Service protections, they made sure the media didn't "bother" her. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
They're just a band but it's looking like it won't cause any bother which is all good. From Wordnik.com. [Toytown Germany - Germany feed] Reference
Any personal entanglement might mean "bother," and bother was the thing she most abhorred. From Wordnik.com. [The Custom of the Country] Reference
'Does the idea bother you?'. From Wordnik.com. [Sepulchre]
These slanted terms bother me. From Wordnik.com. [Deja vu all over again - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Why does that word bother me so much?. From Wordnik.com. ["The Obama administration is increasingly concerned about a populist backlash against..."] Reference
"bother" less negligible than those he had relieved her of?. From Wordnik.com. [The Custom of the Country] Reference
"bother" herself with a finger that still didn't have a ring on it. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News] Reference
'urinated upon' to express my 'bother' and as a verb for 'punishment'. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
They were brazen-police said they didn't even bother with masks. From Wordnik.com. [Illegal Motion Doesn't Begin To Describe This] Reference
If it's going to be just another part of a star-studded extravaganza, don't bother with it. From Wordnik.com. [Oh, Say, Can You Sing?] Reference
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