How To Use Bother In A Sentence

It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.
It bothered me a little that I didn't have a pickup, and I couldn't see doing much off road driving with my Mustang fastback.
A third goal at that stage would have saved Rangers a lot of bother.
Companies need to be able to handle surges, otherwise the cost of generating leads is wasted and prospective customers who cannot get through may get such a bad impression of the company that they do not bother calling back.
Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche

I wish people would bother to learn some history instead of regurgitating propaganda.
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Now, I can't help but wonder if these people have a quick look-see, utter ‘boring’ and move on, or whether they're actually reading anything I bother to blather on about in here.
I'm sorry to bother you but I wondered if I could speak to you for a moment.
Some may choose to wear things like the hijab, turban or kippa, but that's another story, because somehow headgear bothers a whole lot of people. Ajarat Bada: Fatwa For Tebow
Are you bothered by nagging aches and pains? The Sun
Her mom turned her down at first, she hadn't the money to sign her up, but Mrs Deterville, recognizing the young tyke's determination and interest told her not to bother about the cash.
The idea of going grey doesn't bother me, but I'd hate to go bald.
He doesn't seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.
He is an ordinary bloke who is not too bothered about his clothes.
My father is long dead and his death set me free, so it bothers me that he and his problem can still affect my adult life.
Now, whenever I go out on the porch I remember how rusty and pitted the railings used to look and how it bothered me, and the several hours I spent sandpapering it smooth, then the three coats of brown Rustoleum I applied, and now I'm watching it get whiter and cleaner with every new layer of paint I apply. A Productive Day
I am "unbothered" by the "lack of judgment" that you refer to because I don't see it as a lack of judgment. Obama Issues New Orders On Afghanistan
In theory, we were going to walk up the thousand steps, but neither of us could be bothered.
It's certainly not the notes and coins that bother me as we would be able to retain the monarchs head, as have Spain, Netherlands and Belgium, because it's no different in those terms from when we converted to decimal currency.
There was nothing that bothered him more than seeing his friends in bad moods, for he knew what it felt like to be in a slump.
In the meantime, the miserable gits who can't be bothered with the print version will have to do without.
Many companies are worried by the worker-participation clauses: if they are really so flexible, why bother with them at all?
Would they be bothered because the stadium is still under construction?
What is particularly galling is that the authors never bothered to contact me or my department head or dean to inquire about this matter.
Even the hungriest pests and most debilitating diseases won't bother it. Times, Sunday Times
Well, she's the version of Samantha's sister (can't for the life of me remember the name, and I can't be bothered getting up to walk to my room and taking a squiz at the book).
I believe that all our people and all of those who really love sports are bothered very much when there is some kind of indiscipline, when an incident takes place. INTERVIEW ON SPORTS
Who on earth can be bothered writing political commentaries?
The fact is that the LSC's mistakes were simply human errors, compensation for which was adequately reflected in the offer of £50 by way of botheration payment.
I had a little bother finding your house.
I hate to bother you, but can I ask you a question?
That's an extreme view, but things have undoubtedly become more bothersome for the trade.
Many sloppy councils don't bother to include this extra detail, which renders their tickets invalid. The Sun
Kids weren't bogged down by the taxation plot device that seems to unnecessarily bother us adults, they saw it for the enjoyable romp that it was.
And a general weariness in having the same conversation about genre versus the mainstream that crops up whenever a young'un who hasn't bothered to read anything published on the internet over the last decade gets the bright idea to write in haphazard fashion about a topic that's like the same piece of gum masticated for a month. [Guest Post] Part 1: A Manifesto of Imaginative Literature by Justin Allen
The ones that really bother me, and seem to be on the decline, are the Tolkeinesque stories, but even the more modern sword and sorcery stuff, that avoids the Tolkein trappings, still has the quests and heirs and stuff that just gets old, even before it starts. SF Fanatic: I Am Not A Fan Of Fantasy, Here's Why
I don't mind looking after the children; they aren't any bother.
Don't bother with the scenic railway, grumped the driver who picked us up from the Megalong Valley once we'd landed.
Once upon a time, in the heyday of unitards and medicine balls, intercollegiate games were private affairs, held in basement gyms or on remote lawns, and if anyone bothered to go and watch, it was an athlete's dad or girlfriend or roommate.
Most bothersome is during this week of Kanye, Serena and Wilson with virtually every news site asking are we rude/have we lost our civility, is that people from the stature of James Carville to presumably educated people writing comments, are ranting, raving and name calling. Carville takes aim at latest tell-all on Bush
It isn't fair that you're only a secretary at Hoggatt's because no-one bothered to educate you for anything else.
Just one thing that bothers me, as they say in the tec novels. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
If this bothers you then again you have the power to change things. Times, Sunday Times
The real puzzler is why on earth anybody bothers voting at all. Times, Sunday Times
At one, there was a load of polystyrene boxes outside with the remains of takeaway meals, dumped by people who couldn't be bothered to finish their food.
For severe cases, the prescription nasal spray ipratropium (Atrovent) may help, though it can cause bothersome side effects including headache; nasal dryness, irritation or bleeding; and sore throat. Q&A: What's causing my post-dinner runny nose?
You think politics are about being a diptera, buzzing around bothering people by regurgitating what some country club republican addict has people write for him? Think Progress » Will Sarah Palin call on Rush Limbaugh to apologize for saying liberal activists are ‘retards’?
Don't bother wading through those crowded pages with their ancient typesets and such. Nick Mamatas' Journal
The invisible components of civil society, whose extent is largely unknown, consist of those who prefer a personal rather than a ready-made set of values, people who never speak up, and people who admittedly do not want to be bothered.
None of this bothers me; some of the worst dressers in the world have produced some of the best music.
Growing up as the post-Cold War generation, in a cushy house and being provided for, punk bands do not know what politics are about, or why they should bother.
It was the pursuit of total ingratiation with the media and it sort of bothered me a bit.
You don't have the luxury of a shower every day but that doesn't bother me - as long as I've got my lippie.
Are you bothered by nagging aches and pains? The Sun
I had a little bother finding your house.
It certainly bothered that woman on the plane. Times, Sunday Times
It is also an invitation to all those bothersome insect pests, which bite and annoy us, to join in on the activities.
He says he and his bother Joseph have about 20 bat houses scattered over their 400 acres of walnut trees near Winters, Calif., primarily to get rid of a common pest called the coddling moth. The Seattle Times
Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
Sorry you have such a tough time finding t hings that don't bother you. A Simple Supper
She admitted however, that because so many people had experienced theft out of their luggage they could be feeling "gatvol" and not bother to complain. IOL: News
Judges often insist that the procedures are used before claimants bother the courts. Times, Sunday Times
Fortunately, actual working scientists rarely bother with such niceties - so they proceed to search for Neptune, quarks and so on.
But the particular conditions for a speed blog or 'splog' are that it must be 20 words or less, and be written without bothering to check for spelling or grammer. Archive 2007-02-01
Some of the characters tat were chosen to be developed for this title bothered me to an extent of never gaining the urge to even consider selecting their picture on the roster screen. Undefined
He's in a spot of bother with the police.
Running up the steps, I didn't bother with the keys, just pushed the door open.
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.
Sorry to bother you with such a rudimentary question.
The fact that anyone bothers to even argue with this post depresses me, but if you really need to think about it, substitute the word "Black" for the word "Albanian" ... ill lich replied to comment from nutbastard Is Sony legally required to make its games accessible to disabled people? - Boing Boing
Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.
Why bother with monkeys when you can deal with the organ-grinder ? TANK OF SERPENTS
Then again, if you had this much ammunition, you probably wouldn't be too bothered about dressing up.
That would save me the trouble of needing to bother anyone.
Fromm talks about the fact that sometimes we see corruption at the highest level of our government and then people remain apathetic and don't even bother to vote. Riding the Winds of Change
Unlike Boyd, he thought, or Burris, the idea of psionic power didn't bother him much. Supermind
As often as not when I make the effort to visit her, I wonder why I've even bothered.
Do not pass Go, do not bother brushing your hair or checking to see if your sweater is on inside-out. I Can Make You Scared
It appeared I had an indestructible parasite, which didn't bother me too much as long as it stayed in my ankle.
I feel so disheartened that I often don't bother applying any more. Times, Sunday Times
In the referendum people who usually cannot be bothered decided that they could be bothered. Times, Sunday Times
So, the BBC/Media Studies quizette was a doddle (6/7, no bother: and I'm guessing I failed on the same one as Nich). Meeja studies
A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village.
No wonder only one in three voters bothered to vote in last month's local elections.
My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal, which bothers some men.
People here just want to get on with their lives and not bother with a toffee-nosed Tory from the south-east.
Nowadays, with cats getting fed so well by their owners, they don't bother about catching mice for food, they use them as playthings, along with birds and other harmless creatures.
What would be the point of Blackburn fans rejoicing in the victory over the ‘old enemy’ if many can't be bothered to cheer the side on to a potential semi-final clash at the Millennium Stadium?
Why bother to vote?
In the nineteen-twenties, fewer than a third of the firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange even bothered to publish quarterly reports.
As it grows in the river from an egg, it's bothered by brown trout, preyed on by goosanders (ducks with serrated bills) and cormorants as well as mergansers (another type of salmon-persecuting duck).
What broke the ice, he found, were small workshops where sharecroppers and domestics talked about practical issues that bothered them, brainstormed about what to do, and took steps to do it.
Once their stateroom is fixed up to their liking they stay put, save theirselves the bother of getting pestered by nobodies. MR STARLIGHT
The reason that I bothered with the argument of vowelless [mz] being pronounceable is simply that I do, in fluent speech, usually produce the vowelless [mz], and therefore wanted to explain the more objectionable position, figuring the vowelled pronunciation of Ms. could defend itself. “Ms.”-ing the point « Motivated Grammar
The ambiguities and gray areas of life do not bother you. Christianity Today
And all without too much fuss and bother. Times, Sunday Times
I don't bother to iron handkerchiefs it's not worth it.
I'm a big fan of yours, Neil, and have been for a long, long while, but something lately has been bothering me.
In fact, perhaps what is lurking underneath all your botheration is the idea that a Muslim has shot his fellow soldiers, this has terrible ramifications that you want to leave to others to “parse,” and none of these conclusions are politically correct. NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the truth
Some were simply transmitted live without anyone bothering to record them, while others, which were recorded, were then junked in order to save space or re-use expensive tape.
At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself.
She noisily chewed on her gum, stomping to the seat adjacent to mine, not bothering to reply until she'd settled comfortably with said boots crossed upon the desk.
So our old natures rebel and we let them know in subtle little ways that they are a bother.
This kind of milquetoast ambivalence that we're seeing on display about what exactly it is that NASA is going to be doing in their human spaceflight efforts is why I don't ever bother going to the NASA 'big program' presentations at space conferences. A Shift in Policy? Moon Base Axed? - NASA Watch
The wind blew soft black hair into her eyes, but she didn't bother to tuck it behind her ears.
She stomped through the entryway and without bothering to look through the peephole, yanked the door wide.
If the crackdown is as effective as the PPO scheme and drug rehabilitation scheme then why bother. The Laughing Policeman « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Some of the older members of the public did not seem too bothered about it.
Dear me!" says Ferdinand, as he dropped his white hot pincers sizzlingly into a jar of water, "and I had hoped you would not be bothering me for a good ten years! Figures of Earth
Nor does he bother with minor matters: his interest is only in the larger issues, so it pays to frame questions accordingly.
With better ways to improve care and save money, many health bosses must be wondering whether closures that could derail their wider plans are worth the bother. Times, Sunday Times
The eparch didn't bother telling him about most of the messages. Bridge of the Separator
There was a little damage to the front bumper on the right side and he did not bother getting it fixed.
Why bother wearing a shirt if you aren't going to put a decent pair of trousers on?
But apart from the tapas bar on the top floor, this was a disappointment - unless you have a penchant for overpriced, mumsy clothes and twee ornaments, don't bother including it on your itinerary.
They drove home in silence, neither really knowing what to say to the other and Jinx not bothering to break the silence.
On the other hand, a patch of open land can also become a problem and an eyesore, taken over by the local yobs as their hang-out or used as a dumping ground by people who can't be bothered to dispose of their rubbish properly.
Zztop: If you call being bothered by bigotry "bitchiness" I'll take that as a compliment. Jamie Johnson: The Rising Cachet of Declining Wasps: Jamie Johnson
Oddly enough, though the wounds haven't bothered him in years, Jonnie is abruptly aware that his shirt collar is chafing at the rough scar tissue left over from that old attack.
He doesn't seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.
Who could be bothered to do their maths homework after that? Times, Sunday Times
What bothers me about remarks like Baucus's was that the Canadians had much the same type of deal going on as we have now when they implemented single-payer back in the 1970s, along with similar issues (i.e., how to implement the system within a federalistic system of government, etc). The American Prospect Articles
Why is there so much news on the radio if most people do not bother with it? Times, Sunday Times
My findings turned out to be less positive than I expected, and it's an indicator of how much more detached I feel from my job these days than I used to that this doesn't bother me unduly.
The traditional cool take on karaoke is that anyone can sing at them, so why bother? The Weird Will Sing When I Am King
I cannot understand how I let silly things bother me before, like a flabby stomach.
I noticed that no ID supporter has bothered to correct your misunderstanding of phylogenies. A Disclaimer for Behe?
The coming and going stopped, but nobody bothered to stop talking, because the sound would be dubbed in later.
I wondered why he should bother to try and establish contact with me.
If you're soppy and sentimental you may like it; but otherwise, I wouldn't bother.
She didn't bother to wipe them away.
Is nobody bothered about noise any more? Times, Sunday Times
Once the map is naturalised we rarely bother to ask whether what we are looking at is ‘representation’ or ‘the world,’ and cartographers rarely bother to tell us.
Part of France's botheration could be the absence of new adolescent aptitude.
Such things never appear to bother Albert, the consummate technician, who dissociates himself psychically from the violent, barbarous act.
I could check my calendar. Why bother?
I'm so bitter and bitchy, I can't even be bothered to pun on that last sentence.
The third takeaway is really just a confirmation of something that has longed bothered me, which is that every time a large company passes a new cost on to a customer, I wonder what internal inefficiencies they're letting slide at the same time. AT&T Sells You A Service They Don't Offer, Denies It, Bills You Anyway - The Consumerist
But what is striking now is that neither side seems bothered about disguising those differences.
(Lots of people want to do a wedding or graduation photo here, which doesn't bother us, but apparently bothers the powers that be, if they do it for free!) 11: 14 AM jgodsey said ... it all depends on the library. any building can be photographed from the public street.period. publicly funded buildings can be photographed while ON the property. permissions are needed for private property and libraries. Staycation
They might as well not bother and just plod on. The Sun
It was snowing so much today but i really wasnt bothered. snowed a few months a go and i basically spent the whole day outside which i do everytime it snows as well as this, when i am stressed i always have a bath. i dont know why i just always do, it helps unstress me. but now it really does not help and im as stressed as i was before i got in. Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
Getting rid of all the fuss and bother or hassle of looking after your contact lenses, it becomes part of the body and it's not an invasive procedure.
No one bothered to refer to the significantly expanded, easily accessible pocket book edition.
Why bother to wriggle out of accepting that Ecclestone was a fat donor?
To make things even more complicated, there's the bothersome business of fuel consumption and reliability.
I was so tired and grouchy I just couldn't be bothered.
I'm more open to ambiguous protagonists and anti-heroes, so this aspect didn't bother me.
The only way it at all bothers me in usage is when it is overused or redundant, as in, “These ONES are the shoes I want.” Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar
‘We get eight per cent commission, and have no other botheration,’ says Mr. Moosa.
Fearnley-Whittingstall’s occasional efforts to explain butchery, like boning a leg of lamb (encouraging his readers not to bother with a professional but to do the 'hatchet job yourself — it’s quite easy to improvise'), reveal a tolerance for chaos ( 'It’s a bit tricky to explain') that may be without precedent among people who make An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs.
Not even bothering with the numerous buckles, Neva pulled a knife from her pocket and began slitting the leather bindings holding Roy to the gurney.
He didn't bother to switch on the light.
I like what he has to say about films generally but he still bothers me with his stupid hair and stripy jumpers.
Why would you bother submitting yourself to trial by lottery in this way?
We both got dragged of to the headmistress, but I swear from that day on she never bothered me again and nor did anyone else.
Apparently, no one cared enough about this old house to even bother with locking the door.
Years of being “in bother” makes saying nothing as natural as breathing. Friday Night In Out-Patients « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Why would I bother to read it?
That she was mentally ill should have set into motion a whole series of actions and reactions on the part of hospital and social services professionals–none of whom could be bothered to reach out to this woman and help her–a clear application of the term depraved indifference if I’ve ever heard it. Three good comments on the Rowland case
Based on these comments in the pages of Britain's leading conservative magazine, I will no longer bother to worry about the enfeeblement of Britain, the collapse of its sense of moral order, its inability to control drunken yobs in the streets of London and other cities, or its unwillingness to stand up against immigrant groups who would like nothing better than to cut every unbelieving throat in a single night. Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?
He married an Eyetie nurse and never bothered to come home. The Old Man's Tale
In the other loungey-area (you are too tired to bother much with effusive description of the decor, but there is a great buffet area), there is a news broadcast about an earthquake in Indonesia, which leads to worries about a tsunami in the Asian region. > Leave Perth
Allows you to keep dressing in a somewhat grungey, not bothered way. Times, Sunday Times
But I was more bothered about the 70 taxi fare! The Sun
Especially a scenario made all the more bothersome by the strange imposition of the exclusive use of a solitary word.
He interviews himself, which does save a lot of bother.
Not having bothered to use the door, the undead cadavers had simply punched a hole through the wall as if it had been thin wooden boarding.
This one is my gift to all the lazy people who happen upon my blog and cant be bothered to plough any further to discover the bounteous and wondrous delights contained herein.
I tell her that long warm showers or a humidifier can sometimes make breathing a little easier and help to clear out her sinuses and that she can take a decongestant if the runny nose is really bothering her, but to be careful because many of those medicines can make you drowsy. Between Expectations
To be honest I can't even be bothered rereading the article to refresh my memory about what I had to say.
You haven't bothered to get in any soft drinks. Times, Sunday Times
It sounded like the sort of soaring, gorgeous, melancholy stuff Radiohead used to write before they got too arty-farty to bother with tunes.
Downstairs the tiny dancefloor reverberated to a kind of deejayed free-for-all in which punk, ska, new romantic, soul, country, reggae, disco and hip-hop collided, no one seeming to bother if you could dance to it or not. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
Don't bother taking him to any more hospitals.
It is also exceedingly amusing to note how the old adjective "whoreson" bothers M. de Chatelain, who seems to consider it a word of weight and meaning. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873
Charles Darwin was particularly struck by the fact that in this more extreme state of anger, cats do not bother to horripilate. The Cheshire cat
It is only when the film quiets down that some minor hiss is audible but it is hardly bothersome.
Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence. George Orwell
You would be amazed how it saves the bother of buying fresh carpets each day. Times, Sunday Times
Workplace health and safety is an eminently worthy topic, but not one that many people bother to follow closely.
I couldn't possibly reveal the name of the sole person I haven't bothered to shop for yet, but it begins with L and has fewer than 5 letters.
And it is not the dangling boot-cut, or the over-exposed midriff that's bothering them.
I'm less bothered about my bus shelter now, though I would obviously prefer there to be a stop there so it would be more convenient to get a bus.
Do not bother to fertigate untrellised pole beans grown for dry seed. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway
From a burrow hidden beneath a flourish of saltwort, a land iguana watched them pass, not even bothering to lift its head. MINUTES TO BURN
We had a lot of bother finding our way.
You don't bother to say that you aren't fishing for compliments, that you really do mean it.
She saw Nathan with his eyes shut in deep concentration and knew something was troubling him, but chose not to bother him just yet.
Now, if those trowel-botherers had been after a bag of gold coins or an ancient jewelled dagger, I might understand.
Character, narrative, plot - only a dogged, dull-witted plodder like Malcolm Lodgebury bothers with that sort of stuff now.
I can't be bothered with putting a mortgage on my house just to buy a frilly ascot!
And as the last few miles had shown, the Defiant wasn't a great winter car - the defroster took forever, and shifting was a botheration.
None of them bothered to change out of their street clothes, expecting a short skirmish only.
Obviously, if you offer a safe harbor, some agents just won't bother to learn new skills.
First, let me point out that the Detroit Free Press and other mainstream corporate media outlets did not bother to investigate this potential problem; they "mooched" off this particular online news outlet (which you refer to as a blog) and merely counter-reported the same story, leading with the rebuttal by the Republican Party. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Don't let his criticisms bother you.
Why do you even bother electing a president if you want the office to remain powerless and only accountable to a slim partisan minority? Sources: White House considers drafting health care bill
I've always wondered how she would expect to win in the general election after treating her own supporters that way, insulting as 'insignificant' any state in which she subsequently lost, never bothering to publicly thank those who worked for her in those states (tho she flew to Florida to thank * those* supporters), and - apparently - leaving bad debts in her wake. Hillary: "Shame On You, Barack Obama"

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