How To Use Trouble In A Sentence

A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.
Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after Ive spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that Ill be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all! Chapter 14
She would have taken a great deal of trouble that her daughters might not be a flounce behind the fashions, and was so far-seeing in her motherly anxieties, that she junketed herself and Major Buller to many an entertainment, where they were bored for their pains, that the extensive acquaintance might ensure to the girls partners, both for balls and for life when they came to require them. Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls
the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
His rapid rise through the ranks after an eye-catching performance in the April trials was a rare highlight in a troubled season.

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The trouble is getting tense often just makes matters worse. The Sun
Early screenings suggested as much, or suggested trouble at least, as preview audiences found the film too dark and violent, all in all too un-Leo.
A troubleshooter is being appointed to make the prison service more efficient.
Swelling and bloating are often less troublesome if you avoid adding extra salt to food and steer clear of smoked meats and ready-cooked meals. The Sun
Furious staff have lashed out at company bosses for not informing workers that the plant was in trouble before it became public knowledge.
Trouble is, we've got to make up our minds whether to go full speed ahead or full speed astern. SAN ANDREAS
More troubleshooting is attempted none of which remedies the situation. Xbox Live Won't Refund Points For Game They Can't Deliver - The Consumerist
Of course, the trouble with fiscal stimulus is that it is a blunt instrument. Times, Sunday Times
When the genie tricks the child into setting him free, the witch is in trouble.
The only trouble is we won't be here then.
Companies make use of sokaiya to settle many kinds of trouble, to collect underground information, and to suppress common shareholders.
Your Anon commenter is a TROLL, they are people who basically google a topic, find blogs and start trouble. Homemaking Without Worry
No issues with anything stopping working, and while the trackpad is small (hi, it's a computer that is less than half the sixe -- sideway -- of a MBP 17 ), it's extremely usable, and I haven't had a lick of trouble with it. The Problems With A Hackintosh Netbook, Six Months Out | Lifehacker Australia
Trouble broke out in the match when one of the players called a member of the other team a cheat.
A glance at any probate casebook will demonstrate how often solicitous distant relatives, keen to do fetching and carrying as well as to sort out troublesome financial affairs, show up in the declining years of lonely old people.
Their proposal to the Jewish council of religious leaders also called the Sanhedrin that they cooperate in getting rid of this troublemaker was met with enthusiasm. Puzzlements & Predicaments of the Bible
He had little trouble hazing his quarry back.
Benson looked troubled when he heard the news.
Of course the 'nester' or 'punkin roller,' as we contemptuously called the small farmer, began sifting in here and there in spite of our guns, but he was only a mosquito bite in comparison with the trouble which our cow-punchers stirred up. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West
The view of the unbroken forest canopy stretching away to the horizon defies description; it is a vision of a world untroubled by time, a revelation of the hugeness and wholeness of nature.
Trouble signals are indicated when a detector becomes too ‘dirty’ to properly function.
The trouble with this sobriety lark, which I embarked upon at the start of the year, is that I find my critical facilities have been restored after some 30 years' suspension.
The trouble started last Wednesday when we got home to find the overflow pipe gushing water from the side of the house.
If any of them decided to tell their trouble to one of the scandal sheets, you could be pilloried. DEATH IN FASHION
I think the only trouble with punk music is that there's no music. The Sun
In fact, as far as the majority of chemically susceptible persons are concerned, the scent of cosmetics is one of the most troublesome features of this problem. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
This despite being part of a school system which demonstrably does not waste much of its money on bureaucracy and aggrandizement of its own honchos; the system has no trouble educating half of its students.
He's a troubled kid at a fancy, hoity-toity high school, says Mitchell. Exclusive First Look: Grimm Takes on the Pied Piper -- Rats!
Cat dander is the only thing which makes me have terrible trouble breathing – my lungs, throat, I get itchy, sneezy, wheezy … and only seems worse, not better, with time around cats. If Wishes Were Pussycats | Her Bad Mother
One boy is more trouble than a dozen girls.
Now he's in real trouble. He's accused of plagiarism.
It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.
And when euery manne hath throwen his darte, or shotte his arrowe: whilest the beast is troubled and amased with the stripes, thei steppe in to her and slea her. The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie
Pain may create misery, pain may give you sorrow. It may trouble you today, but will be gone tomorrow. Pain has its ways; it surely comes but never stays. RVM
I filled him up with tarry spunyarn, nailed sheet copper round him, bent some parts in the fire; and we are paying-in without more trouble now. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
His symptoms led to the conclusion that his troubles were likely caused by grayanotoxin poisoning, also known as rhododendron poisoning and "mad honey intoxication. The Seattle Times
They disposed of them without much trouble, because their enemies had no organization or strength in any type of numbers.
They were crammed with what we term indirect workers—workers on their way to relieve a fellow employee, machine repairers en route to troubleshoot a problem, housekeepers, inventory runners. The Machine That Changed the World
And the one faint hope that soothed his troubled dreams was one he dared not cherish in his hours of waking. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
As if all that were not trouble enough, the landlord lets a goat loose in the flat.
People had become terribly troubled," he said, trying hard to imbue the word "troubled" with sympathy. Rewind radio: The Brown Years; Desert Island Discs; Craig Brown's Lost Diaries
Especially with sulcata , hermann i and horsfieldii - they literally eat themselves into trouble.
The latest round of trouble came as BP's billionaire partners in TNK-BP, who operate under the name Alfa Access Renova, sought to block a $16 billion share swap and Arctic exploration deal agreed with Rosneft in January. A Tale of Two Partners
Only a follow-up blood test to measure serum cholesterol will show if the new diet was worth the trouble. Living with Angina
Many fishes have trouble surviving as lakes’ temperatures rise and dissolved-oxygen levels fall, but the arapaima thrives because it breathes atmospheric oxygen through its mouth.
Although Bill has been in trouble with the police,he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.
The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off.
A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
Having held Grange to 177-9, Prestwick looked in some trouble as they slumped to 18-2 in their eleventh over.
Bilbo's next riddle is answered but he has trouble with Gollum's.
DURANGO, Colo. (Reuters) - Chocolate may be a comfort in troubled times but even this affordable luxury is feeling the pinch of slower economic growth in the United States.
The trouble with labelling fiction is that it can get shunted into the sidings of literature.
He had a troubled childhood, being frequently beaten by his father and uncles who disapproved of his artistic interests.
He said most of the trouble was down to a handful of hard-core troublemakers who were well known to police and the courts.
Each of these sugary sweet snaps was masking trouble behind the scenes. The Sun
The trouble with tar oil preservatives, it is difficult to get them to penetrate.
She excuses herself a moment to prepare a tray of little snacks they urge her not to trouble herself to prepare.
Quite the reverse, these become the trusted friends that truly understand and can be of real help in time of trouble.
Bill O’Reilly, whom I generally find unwatchable, is in trouble and is fighting back. The Volokh Conspiracy » O’Reilly files extortion lawsuit.–
I'm afraid that these troubles are just a prelude , ie to worse ones.
It's likely the two sides had trouble seeing eye-to-eye on long-term potash prices, and decided to instead negotiate smaller shipments over shorter time frames, said Ravi Sood, chief executive officer of Lawrence Asset Management in Toronto. Market News
It was designing of him, what Brother Polycarp would have called Jesuitical, and it troubled him, the deceit. At Swim, Two Boys
To the uninitiated, Orkney's Scapa Flow harbour is one square mile of untroubled, glassy water.
The bestiaries proved troublesome too, as all the ones she could find were chained to their shelves. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Painting helped take her mind off her troubles.
My current processor is a 2 ghz Pentium M in a laptop, so I'm not sure at all what multiple cores actually get done in the real world, and am having trouble finding such info. posted on Sun Dec 28, 2008 9: 05 pm coelomate wrote: Say I have two monitors (19x12 and 16x10) up and rocking, and decide to have an instant messaging program, iTunes, a spread sheet, a word document, and firefox all running. The Tech Report: News
The worst troubled flared around the shanty town 's makeshift mosque. The Sun
When you practise breast self-examination you are not looking for trouble.
Small as are the capitula of this flower, its seeds or achenia are armed with awns having reflexed hooks scarcely visible to the naked eye; it is these that are found so troublesome among the wool. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
I've also never had any trouble with mail arriving from the US. Receiving debit or credit cards by mail in Mexico
The crew are in serious trouble in 50-knot winds and huge seas.
The firebrand championing the indigenous Komi people was none other than Yury Spiridonov, an ethnically Russian oil miner and party worker, born in Omsk and educated in Sverdlovsk, who had once gotten into trouble for snapping at someone who tried to address him in Komi: “Speak in a way that can be understood.” The Return
But the Lion explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Have no doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomtited; for the water of life's fountain springeth from a gloom bed.
‘The principal and his henchmen blamed us for fermenting trouble and putting dangerous ideas in the heads of young people,’ he says.
The source of the trouble lies to the north, where it spews its venom throughout the Great Kingdom, breeding dissension as rotten meat breeds maggots.
When the pope added debt relief for the families of those who fought, he had no trouble recruiting an army.
The troublemakers are being 'kettled' around Nelson's Column by a ring of several hundred officers.
How could WorldCom, a company that was in financial trouble, issue bonds that were rated investment grade quality?
He has no trouble reconciling these two facts. Times, Sunday Times
The trouble then spreads to town centre takeaways with incidents of criminal damage and violence.
I s'pec 'it seem sorter funny ter you, boss, but dat w'ite 'oman done had lots er trouble; she done had bunnunce er trouble -- she sholy is! Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White
Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it.
Sensing trouble, Daniel shook his head and stuck his chocolate wafer into her cone.
We are knee-deep in financial trouble and have no idea how we are going to get out of it.
It was that wooden racket that troubled me. Times, Sunday Times
The proposal to use this space between the flats and the traffic would cause nothing but trouble.
The Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 181, and the Church was little troubled by persecution for the following twenty years.
I don't know about you guys, but I'm still having trouble with the word "salvific" It just sounds like some kind of unguent to me … Knowledge is Power
While driving your car, you can also listen to the engine: if you hear knocking, it's a good sign that you have trouble.
The makeup, structure, technic and principle of the screw roller coal washer were introduced. The innovation analyzed and solved some troubles.
The university's money troubles have been brought to the boil by the recent government cuts.
As soon as he came in he proceeded to tell us all his troubles.
At school, Sayle was unacademic, uninterested and usually in trouble.
He was having trouble getting his tongue around my name.
He needed surgery to cure a troublesome back injury.
Trouble broke out in the match when one of the players called a member of the other team a cheat.
A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.
Players go to the bench when they are in foul trouble, Melo had 4 fouls when he was "benched". Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
Do as you're told, otherwise you'll be in trouble.
The dream world is supposed to house escape, and yet the troubles and torments of the real world constantly find there way into the fantastical mix.
And even if she is right that many readers "don't care" about the matters of technique and style she says critics often "overvalue," does this mean critics should abandon more purely literary standards for the vague and untroubled standards she attributes to her infantilized common readers? Style in Fiction
But his army was handicapped by its undermanning, and chronically troubled by leadership problems, which were also the cause of the notorious indiscipline of Canadian aircrew. Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy
The world of kitsch is in a certain measure a heartless world, in which emotion is directed away from its proper target towards sugary stereotypes, permitting us to pay passing tribute to love and sorrow without the trouble of feeling them. Roger Scruton on Beauty
Blacks troubled him most because the sight of a white worker emptying shit cans engaged their attention.
Probably I should not have troubled myself to do so, had I been full in front; but I observed that she immediately began to slip her books into her cabas again; and, presently, after I had returned to the estrade, while I was arranging the mass of compositions, I heard the folding-door again open and close; and, on looking up, I perceived her place vacant. The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
Calm down, buddy [ old chap ] . What's the trouble?
I'm having trouble giving shape to my ideas in this essay.
On arriving in the troubled area, dark clouds and intense humidity increased the sense of tension in the area.
To lead a hymn, to facilitate a Sunday School Class discussion, to preach in a tiny chapel, or to listen to a troubled soul, is not at all boring.
Think of it as a trouble-free foliage plant, an architectural foil for more flamboyant perennials. Times, Sunday Times
September 13th, 2009 MICHAEL CAINE is calling on the U. K.'s leaders to reinstate national service in an effort to clean up the streets After shooting his new movie, Harry Brown, in London's most troubled neighbourhoods, Caine fears crime and drug use is out of control in his native Britain - and the government needs to do something drastic to stop youngsters from killing one another. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Pain is often localised, is worse with extension and rotation, and may be troublesome at night.
This book is an amazing testimony to the power of the intellect and of steadfast faith in very troubled times.
Justin Bieber will guest-star as a troubled teen and the CSIs will work with a new bombs expert.
Bennie," he said in a low voice, "is there trouble brewing in the forecastle? The Mutineers
Life in the city for the common people is a relentless struggle to keep out of trouble and keep your head above water.
In fact, as far as the majority of chemically susceptible persons are concerned, the scent of cosmetics is one of the most troublesome features of this problem. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
Difficulties cannot be artificially overcome," said Mirabeau, "nor is there any invention whereby a man may be spared the trouble of conquering them; they must be grasped firmly, strangled, crushed, trampled down in manful fight. Zoe: The History of Two Lives
I'm not saying my brother is a difficult person but he does have trouble committing to family events.
The Empire Crusade was designed to cause the maximum trouble for the Conservative leadership.
Poor Ernest has been suffering since Wednesday last with the jaundice, which is very distressing and troublesome, though not alarming .... The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861
The history of the early years following the cession is a sad record of violence and general lawlessness among the white inhabitants, and of deplorable Indian troubles. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
A very good measure to consider is permitting system troubleshooting to be done via dial-up modem.
I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
He said a night-time curfew for known troublemakers might be the only way to make the area safe.
Madge could see that Polly was still troubled, but of course she thought the whole problem was lack of roughage.
This measure would keep its creditors at bay until it can find a satisfactory solution to its troubles.
A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
The British No1 suffers with liver problems, which held her back in the early years of her career, and has been troubled by injuries, requiring a back operation due to a prolapsed disc and sciatic pain in 2006. Elena Baltacha considers bowing out after 2012 Olympic Games
But cobblers and laundry owners could be in trouble, and tobacco products should be avoided altogether.
Why not send government poll-takers door to door, saving voters the trouble of having to remember when Election Day falls?
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Harris' theoretical commitments are designed to explain away a feminine side that perhaps even today troubles an unquiet virility.
We've found the source of the trouble.
Certainly, trouble talking and loss of speech are symptoms of a stroke, and you do seem to be slurring your words.
Do you anticipate any trouble?
The trouble is one has to go. The Sun
Nothing was too much trouble for her to do in the way of helping us, and oftentimes tears would bedim her eyes as she looked at me and baby, who always laughed at her; perhaps thinking of her loneliness after we were gone, perhaps of the possibility of our not returning to Tankar, and even of the uncertainty of life in the far interior. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior
They are good people & I have had one of the Yoder was his Sir name stop to help my sister & I when I was having car trouble. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
The only trouble was that under questioning it became clear that one of his central aims was to abolish mortgage tax relief.
Nowhere could you find a better route map of the troubles of Northern Ireland than in the articles of The Independent's David McKittrick.
It was a troublesome end to a damaging week for the billionaire. Times, Sunday Times
He shook his head to dismiss the troublesome thoughts, and dug his spurs into the flanks of the horse.
My greatest trouble has been delamination of my mainsail; it's falling apart. Times, Sunday Times
Through the symbolism of the heavens the astrologer aims to gain a deeper spiritual knowledge of earthly matters, and seeks to understand the wider significance of the situations that trouble us.
The rain was so heavy at times that the helicopters had trouble getting airborne.
But the enemy of concord and the adversary of peace finding his projects to be thus illuded and condemned, and seeing the little fruit he had gotten by setting them all by the ears, resolved once again to try his wits, and stir up new discords and troubles, which befel in this manner. The Fourth Book. XVIII. Wherein Are Decided the Controversies of the Helmet of Mambrino and of the Pannel, with Other Strange and Most True Adventures
Also, humbleness is a good quality to immortalize, especially in these troubled times. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | clusterflock
In old age she was troubled by deafness and played little active part in her husband's later political career.
But the face into which he had gazed across the candle-flame had been neither tamed, nor troubled by any foreboding.
The ego is an illusion, separateness, and trouble.sentence dictionary
Cry myself laugh to watch my own trouble.
About five or fix leagues to the fouth of this place, there is a great range of both laree and fmall iilands, and many fhoals alfo, that are not laid down in our drafts; which made it extremely troublefome for us to get through. Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World
Outside a mad woman was talking to herself: she wore several coats and had a troubled, concentrated expression.
Â This could mean big trouble if you are a rotifer or a mud snail: Reproduction is as important as survival to any particular individual, and if the chances to do so are impaired then biological fitness is automatically lowered. Carin Bondar: No Eggs? No Problem!
That your flat is considered to be within legal standards only makes Troubleshooter depressed. Times, Sunday Times
Such preoccupations rarely seem to have troubled the solitary beings who inhabit the clamorous pages of her witty, erudite and anecdotal - if inconclusive - study.
Not a ripple troubles the surface, not a single speck of dust clouds the glassy stillness. Times, Sunday Times
We'll let ourselves in for trouble if we take over this business.
It would be troublesome to eat with the sash covering her mouth, but it was possible to do so, and she couldn't afford to risk any of the boys seeing her face.
Trouble is, that means they won't work properly. The Sun
It gives a detailed insight into the troubled times in the early part of the 1920s when members of some families took opposite sides in the Civil War.
Moments later, after he collected himself, he added: ‘I wasn't aware I was causing that much trouble.
In London, many people defied a request by police to avoid meeting in Trafalgar Square, where authorities often have trouble controlling the rowdier celebrants.
This excellent record of his thoughtful and troubled career as architect, restorer, scholar, and writer throws much light on a neglected and turbulent period of Victorian architecture.
European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium.
‘It was also clear that he was genuinely contrite and that he had never previously been in any kind of trouble with the police,’ he said.
All I hope to add to this debate is the suggestion that cultural similarities may, in fact, cause more trouble than differences.
Troubles was chosen by a public poll from a shortlist of six chosen by a panel. Times, Sunday Times
There is more trouble in having nothing to do than in having much to do.
It insists it will help its 55 teachers to identify troublemakers - and will help pupils to make friends. The Sun
Trouble is, like many concerned carnivores, I object to the way most U.S. beef is raised.
A very great affection to God and his favour; for, in the time of trouble, that which he complains of most feelingly is God's withdrawing his gracious presence (v. 1): "Why standest thou afar off, as one unconcerned in the indignities done to thy name and the injuries done to the people? Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
The question vexing the government 's PR minders is whether they have spotted which bit could cause the most trouble. Times, Sunday Times
Having delivered his bundle of trouble, neatly gift-wrapped and fully annotated for the record, the Polizei Präsident dropped the phone. WALL GAMES
So far, investors have remained largely untroubled by the lack of government since inconclusive elections in December that led to six months of political deadlock. Times, Sunday Times
It also highlights the troubled relationship between healthcare and social care. Times, Sunday Times
Stripped of any political content, today's conflicts in Northern Ireland are now what many wrongly assumed them to be during the Troubles: base, atavistic, sectarian clashes.
A more light-minded woman than Anna Reynolds might have swooned at the romance of this troubled courtship.
He said officers will continue to hand-out harassment warnings to troublesome youths.
They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so.
With debts of $4 million and a monthly payroll of $1.2 million, the venture is clearly heading for trouble.
It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.
Southern Cross, the troubled social care provider, posted half-yearly results yesterday that have implications far beyond the pockets of its investors, or even the 31,000 residents of its 750 care homes, and the staff who work in them, for whom the future is alarmingly uncertain. Editorial | Social care: Cross purposes
Sunday was the day I had fun and laughed without any sort of trouble or lingering worry.
There's two methods of policing, one for the decent people and one for the trouble-makers.
She still looked worried though, like she had troubled thoughts on her mind that she wasn't sure she could talk about.
Part of the trouble was that there wasn't very much else to write about, as the nature of the content between the covers was embargoed until the eve of publication day - today.
McNamara explained that the defoliants would be used initially in road clearing because the chemicals presented a "ticklish" problem and road clearance offered the least potential trouble. Operation Ranch Hand
And now I'm reading John Green's marvelous An Abundance of Katherines, and am pleased to have found another child for whom fables were not all that: "if only he'd known that the story of the tortoise and the hare is about more than a tortoise and a hare, he might have saved himself considerable trouble. Whither Jackie Paper?
This “new set of clackers,” as Dahl joyously described them, still left a “tidy hunk” for the RAF,72 but they were a source of great pleasure to their owner, who believed that in most cases real teeth were more trouble than they were worth. Storyteller
The trouble is, if I have an office here, it would save my fledgling business a goodly sum of money, as I'd be able to use the space rent-free, and would only have to pay the cost of materials for refurbishing the office.
The Lowestoft boxer winced with pain from the first left to the body but did not appear to be in serious trouble from either attack. The Sun
Somebody appears to have gone to an immense amount of trouble to assemble a ragbag of every kind of mumbo-jumbo and superstition; a great waste of time, in my opinion.
The loyal midfielder missed the last weeks and will have scan on his troublesome groin injury. The Sun

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