1·To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow.
要是缺了皮尔斯，那会是相当大的打击。
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2·There was a considerable pause, while the boys canvassed this matter inwardly.
这一阵相当长的沉默里，男孩们在心里议论着这件事。
3·I have spent a considerable portion of my life here.
我已在这里度过了一生中的大部分时光。
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4·This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.
这使国库遭受了重大损失。
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5·Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on.
许许多多的面试正在进行。
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6·The post involves a considerable amount of foreign travel.
这一职务要求经常出差去国外。
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7·The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
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8·It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone.
经过了大量的抛光和擦拭后，这块黄铜才露出光芒。
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9·As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude.
随着她自信心的增强，你很可能会看到她的态度有非常大的转变。
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10·This assumption played a considerable part in increasing the social acceptability of divorce.
这种假设对增加社会对离婚的接纳起了相当大的作用。
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