The facade of St. Peter's was under scaffolding for months, as centuries of grime were painstakingly removed.

Eise has painstakingly removed all particles from whatever was sub niined to him in the Paulsson ca.

A. Growth hormone was painstakingly removed in small amounts from the pituitary glands of human corpses.

There were embedded bits of gravel that had to be painstakingly removed.

There also are other grooves on the surface, which means more embedded pellicle that must be painstakingly removed.

When the gold had cooled, the clay would be painstakingly removed to reveal a mask as perfect as the face of the woman it represented.

Even the original insulation inside the metal panels was painstakingly removed, treated with insecticide and re-inserted.

The rest of the wood and the tenacious glue were painstakingly removed by hand.

Even the mechanisms which had operated the great locks had been painstakingly removed.

Under federal regulations, materials with asbestos must be painstakingly removed before a building is razed.