1.   She said her mother was worried about her taking so much time off from work, but Pearl kept assuring her it was all right.

2.   The reason I have a hard time taking Jorge Luis Gonzalez seriously is that I keep thinking of him as an opponent for Rocky Balboa.

3.   The sites also seem to have a hard time taking into account issues beyond price.

4.   We talked again about his taking more time with the ball.