It is hard to tell someone their fragrance is bothering you.

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Is your conscience bothering you?

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Why are you bothering him?

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When you vote for a representative without bothering to ascertain if he knows what he is talking about, you get Dr. Harris.

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And until your business starts to approach those million dollar numbers, your banker is not likely to spend much time thinking about you, or even bothering to remember your name.

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Then you might be able to say, look, you know, why are they bothering me.

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If I have posted to the world that I am in a bad mood, you might try to cheer me up, or at least think twice about bothering me.

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