| 单词 | considerable |
| 释义 | considerable (kənsɪdərəbəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Considerable means great in amount or degree. [formal] To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow. Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time. Vets' fees can be considerable, even for routine visits. considerably adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Children vary considerably in the rate at which they learn these lessons. Their dinner parties had become considerably less formal. Synonyms: greatly, very much, seriously [informal], significantly Collocations: considerable benefit The rich musical life at the school must have been of considerable benefit to him and an important part of his development. Times, Sunday Times Studies from homeopathic hospitals show considerable benefit to patients. Times, Sunday Times I also had the considerable benefit of a large team of legal advisers to help me devise and operate a workable system. Times, Sunday Times As we report today, they will retire with the considerable benefit of six publicly funded pensions worth a combined total of nearly 185,000 a year. Times, Sunday Times But the overall experience has been of considerable benefit. Times, Sunday Times Drivers of four-wheel-drive vehicles, in particular, have come in for considerable criticism from environmentalists. Times, Sunday Times There has been considerable criticism. Outlook India This behaviour was not considered normal for the nobility of the period and attracted considerable criticism from contemporaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the condition of the pitch, especially during the winter months, received considerable criticism from sports pundits and visiting managers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Phenomenology has provoked considerable discussion within the discipline, receiving considerable criticism from the archaeological community who deem it to be unscientific and subjective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Statins have a role, there's considerable debate about them, but we can get even bigger gains. Times, Sunday Times After considerable debate, in which the most compelling argument was that we didn't have an alternative, we pressed on. Times, Sunday Times There was considerable debate as to what should be the principal unit of the new currency. Times, Sunday Times There has been considerable debate about what these words actually refer to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This last view engendered considerable debate over two centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plainly the two overlap to a considerable degree. Politics, Planning and the State (1990) To a considerable degree, he has things backwards. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) ` Mr Hoffman, whether justifiably or not, bore you a considerable degree of enmity. BETTER THAN THIS (2002) A new specification would make a considerable difference. Times, Sunday Times To you and me that may seem like diddly-squat, but it makes a considerable difference, especially for fair skin tones. Times,Sunday Times The tax breaks for companies developing games would make a considerable difference, he said. Times, Sunday Times There was always some considerable difference between those teams. Times, Sunday Times A more intelligent kicking game would have made a considerable difference. The Sun The conundrum of severely abhorrent behaviour committed by those with an otherwise good record, presented sentencing courts with considerable difficulty, particularly when assessing future risk. Times, Sunday Times If the yen rose or defaults occurred, the hedge fund might be in considerable difficulty. Times, Sunday Times The cost of rural housing has gone through the roof in recent years, often leaving them in considerable difficulty. Times, Sunday Times Constantly, the public lamented the considerable difficulty in contacting the police at any time. Times, Sunday Times His motivation was simple; on his travels around the world as a young professional, he had had considerable difficulty financing travel and accommodation. Times, Sunday Times Either way, they are a source of considerable distress to the subjects of their derision. Times, Sunday Times Families in considerable distress on the threshold of family breakdown and serious harm are not getting the sustained support they need. Times, Sunday Times It sets a bad example and must cause considerable distress to those who are trying to stop. Times, Sunday Times I texted back in considerable distress. The Sun It had, he added, undoubtedly caused 'considerable distress and alarming expense to all concerned'. Times, Sunday Times It said that there was 'considerable doubt' that an offer would result. Times, Sunday Times Markets are still expecting a softening, but its timing and severity are both now in considerable doubt. Times, Sunday Times There was certainly no benefit of considerable doubt. Times, Sunday Times Several genera were assigned to this family with considerable doubt about whether they really belonged there. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These and other reasons have thrown considerable doubt on the document. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the meantime, he has plenty of other interests to occupy his time and considerable energy. Times, Sunday Times She threw her considerable energy into giving the actors professional tips about projection, clarity, communication, using their imagination. Times, Sunday Times The crops need fertilisers and pesticides which are made from oil; processing also requires considerable energy. Times, Sunday Times It was a job for which he was perfectly suited and into which he put all his considerable energy. Times, Sunday Times His considerable energy was fuelled by an appetite to match. Times, Sunday Times Somehow word has got out that they are, nonetheless, exceptionally talented, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. Times, Sunday Times There must have been considerable evidence for your dad to be found guilty. The Sun The state produced considerable evidence of guilt. Christianity Today At the east landing everything was intact, but the west landing provided considerable evidence of damage caused by recent storms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Considerable evidence shows ancient mastery of context-sensitive grammars, and a general ability to solve many complex problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He applied his considerable experience to distinguish between real secrets and information that was already in the public domain or was harmless. Times, Sunday Times All have considerable experience of investing in the leisure industry. Times, Sunday Times The nature of work involved requires considerable experience from the legal representatives and yet the pay structure by no means reflects this. Times, Sunday Times His team has built up considerable experience in this field, along with an enviable list of contacts. Times, Sunday Times These included a global institution that has considerable experience in investing in troubled companies and a backer with a strong history of retail investments. Times, Sunday Times It has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Detector users may be dedicated to preserving historical artifacts, and often have considerable expertise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Determining how much weight to give different sides in a scientific debate may require considerable expertise regarding the matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of these anti-nuclear power organisations are reported to have developed considerable expertise on nuclear power and energy issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His writing traversed a wide range of genres and evinced considerable expertise in a number of divergent fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To a considerable extent that vision has been realised. Times, Sunday Times To a considerable extent householders followed the advice given by the municipal authorities and concealed themselves in basements and other available shelter. Times, Sunday Times To a considerable extent that may be true of the public sector too. Times, Sunday Times The secretary of state's submissions had relied to a considerable extent on rather generalised assertions about the effect of setting aside an anonymity order. Times, Sunday Times All referees have these flaws to some extent; many to a considerable extent. Times, Sunday Times He led by example, donating one fifth of his own considerable fortune. Times,Sunday Times You appear to have got through a considerable fortune. Times, Sunday Times Despite their fame and often considerable fortune, a surprising number of celebrities prefer to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves. Times, Sunday Times He joined the bank in 2009 after a taxpayer bailout that eventually totalled 45.5 billion, having already amassed a considerable fortune. Times, Sunday Times The musician, 57, reportedly left thousands of hours of music recordings, a considerable fortune - but no will. Times, Sunday Times Any disruption to these exams would have considerable impact on university and college admissions. Times,Sunday Times His views made a considerable impact at the time, albeit a rather bleak one. Times, Sunday Times It's hard-hitting material, but these are stories told without undue embellishment, wisely relying on the power of the words for their considerable impact. Times, Sunday Times He produced four studies which had a considerable impact on the global nuclear industry and on nuclear proliferation policies. Times, Sunday Times All of these are a necessary function of our vital role and can have a considerable impact on lives, and with those powers come huge responsibility. Times,Sunday Times The body and mind are closely linked and can exert considerable influence over one another. Know Your Own Mind (1991) And one factor that can have a considerable influence is our diet. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A teenage prodigy, he exerted a considerable influence on a generation of British guitar players. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He was now in a position to wield considerable influence within Twickenham. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A well-known coffee company and a news agent are negotiating for two of the spaces, which have attracted considerable interest from retailers. Globe and Mail (2003) He had a considerable interest and expertise in multivariate statistics, relatively new in ecology at the time. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Since this century was also an era of rapid urbanization, the question of how courts and capital cities got along with each other is of considerable interest. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) Monitoring data streams in a distributed system has attracted considerable interest in recent years. 2012, 'Monitoring Threshold Functions over Distributed Data Streams with Node Dependent Constraints', Algorithms He said 'considerable investment' was required from the government to ensure a fully functioning 24-hour service. Times, Sunday Times It pulled out this week, citing the 'considerable investment of both time and money' involved in the bidding process that risked affecting its other services. Times, Sunday Times Considerable investment in the e-commerce side of its business has led to a 53% rise in online sales. Times, Sunday Times There are plans in place, though, to examine issues such as redevelopment of the stadium and considerable investment in the youth academy. Times, Sunday Times But the matter has considerable investment implications. Times, Sunday Times This ruling helpfully confirms that national governments retain considerable latitude in interpreting the law. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In many, partners have considerable latitude to sign off their own expenses. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As head of department he had considerable latitude in how he carried out his work, and so he began to take this new direction. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The trust's investment approach clearly has considerable merit. Times,Sunday Times He saw 'considerable merit' in ending 100 per cent mortgages and suggested going farther and reviewing loans of up to 80 per cent of a property's value. Times, Sunday Times Some of his oil-paintings are of considerable merit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was highly regarded in his lifetime and afterwards, many of his songs and poems described as of considerable merit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It possesses a fifteenth-century font of considerable merit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The economy had considerable momentum (a 4 per cent growth rate) going into the third quarter of the year. Times, Sunday Times This business has acquired considerable momentum and will contribute 100 million of earnings in the current financial year. Times, Sunday Times And the first omens for 2007, too, suggest that the economy roared into the new year at full steam - with considerable momentum to get it off to a strong start. Times, Sunday Times The movie builds up considerable momentum during its first hour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, rhythm was the scores strong suit, and sometimes it injected considerable momentum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There is no dispute that he knew his main accuser, nor that a considerable number of further alleged victims have come forward. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We received a considerable number of strong applications from poetry organisations for national portfolio funding. Times, Sunday Times (2011) That does not seem to me to be a considerable number. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Serious money is to be won and a considerable number of world ranking points on offer. Times, Sunday Times (2011) `It didn't take place until after I had tossed the yarrow stalks a considerable number of times," said Paul. To get to the substance of the book you are going to have to surmount the considerable obstacle of its front cover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The canal had a width of 50-90m ft, and as such, it formed a considerable obstacle for any attacker. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Internal divisions, which had developed during the previous years of struggle, softened but still remained a considerable obstacle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a returned emigrant he was listed as politically undesirable, a considerable obstacle in finding new music engagements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moreover, considerable obstacles lie in his path, whichever direction he decides to take. Times, Sunday Times Subsequent discussions showed it was clear that there was considerable opposition to the deal. Times, Sunday Times Again, attempts to outlaw the practice face considerable opposition as long-held traditions in rural, often isolated, communtities are not easily removed. Times, Sunday Times Cities that have introduced low-emission zones for vehicles have encountered considerable opposition, and scrappage schemes for the dirtiest vehicles are expensive. Times,Sunday Times In 2015 when this issue was last debated, there was very considerable opposition to changing a law made to protect the vulnerable. Times, Sunday Times The move met with considerable opposition from the left. Times, Sunday Times In adolescents, a considerable portion of brain sugar remains devoted to the process. Times, Sunday Times On any given day, a visitor feels surrounded by a considerable portion of the number, all shouting, hawking and taking snapshots in the palace in which the emperors held court. Times, Sunday Times She rarely pauses to consider why pagan idolatry might have seemed aesthetically offensive and politically repressive to a considerable portion of those who lived in its midst. The Times Literary Supplement A considerable portion of the play consists of tedious love scenes, which are necessarily fictitious. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A considerable portion of the stricter regulations was either later revised toward the more lenient, or deliberately ignored by prison staff. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There remains considerable potential for tension in 2015. Times, Sunday Times He has not sustained that motivation throughout his career and that's why his considerable potential remains largely unfulfilled. Times, Sunday Times He has a strong, clear voice of considerable potential. Times, Sunday Times A clean-striking middle-order batsman and tidy left-arm spinner, he seemed to be on the path towards fulfilling his considerable potential. Times, Sunday Times Apps have considerable potential, however. Times, Sunday Times It has made considerable progress in its eight years of private ownership. Times, Sunday Times He said his inquiry had uncovered 'significant and valuable material' and that 'considerable progress continues to be made'. Times, Sunday Times Now a team at the centre has made considerable progress in growing cartilage to replace the disc using the patient's own cells. Times, Sunday Times Still, he has already made considerable progress in the polls. Times, Sunday Times Further, considerable progress had been made in terms of the provision of training for judges and advocates. Times, Sunday Times Some have shown considerable promise in specific product fields and under particular circumstances, but none has been universally applicable. Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986) At last this series lives up to its considerable promise. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Adenoviral vectored vaccines have shown considerable promise but could be improved by molecular adjuvants. 2014, 'HIV-1 adenoviral vector vaccines expressing multi-trimeric BAFF and 4-1BBL enhance T cell mediated anti-viral immunity.', PLoS ONE The attractive performance of the device indicates considerable promise for subdermal glucose monitoring. 2014, 'Microneedle-based self-powered glucose sensor', Electrochemistry Communications A considerable proportion of kidney or liver tissue can be lost before it affects renal or liver function. Times, Sunday Times A considerable proportion ended up as workmens sleepers, with a handful of those lasting to 1980. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A considerable proportion of its irrigation water comes from wells. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the decay of this economic branch a considerable proportion of the population became unemployed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are taken by trawls and hook-and-line methods throughout their range, but form a considerable proportion of some prawn-trawler bycatches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There he gained a considerable reputation as an efficient administrator, playing a major role in diocesan committees. Times, Sunday Times Already a lieutenant-colonel, he established a considerable reputation for his forthright views —and his willingness to express them. Times, Sunday Times The international tournament started off in 1928, but only in the period from 1941 to 1970 was it a truly international tournament with considerable reputation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had a considerable reputation for his own remedies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He achieved considerable reputation for his practical chemistry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, governments and non-profits dedicate considerable resources to controlling invasive species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But building a cyberthreat requires a sophisticated technology network and considerable resources. Times, Sunday Times It reminds them how good it feels when they pool their considerable resources to a common cause. Times, Sunday Times With a competitive squad, a fantastic stadium, great history, millions of fans and considerable resources. The Sun Whoever falls for the villa's charms will need considerable resources. Times, Sunday Times He acknowledges that being so recognisable has put him and his family at considerable risk. Times, Sunday Times It's also worth trying to reduce your alcohol intake, and managing stress too - both are considerable risk factors for hypertension. The Sun They would have faced considerable risk on leave. Times, Sunday Times Players are at considerable risk anyway without rash tackles going in. Times,Sunday Times He added the friend's safety was 'at considerable risk'. The Sun Against ferocious opposition within his own party and despite considerable scepticism among his opponents, he carried it through. Times, Sunday Times For investors this kind of breathless prognostification raises as many concerns as opportunities, alongside considerable scepticism. Times, Sunday Times There was considerable scepticism from the psychotherapeutic community, however. Times, Sunday Times Admittedly, statistics of drinking habits should be read with considerable scepticism. Times, Sunday Times In 1926, he reported the isolation and crystallization of insulin, though this announcement was met with considerable scepticism and not generally accepted for many years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She must have known that taking a medication before a match, particularly one not prescribed by a doctor, was of considerable significance. Times, Sunday Times Moreover, it was a right of appeal against the rejection of a claim that was of very considerable significance. Times, Sunday Times The properties concerned were of considerable significance to the economy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bask was a member of a family of considerable significance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had, she said, 'been under considerable stress and anxiety'. Times, Sunday Times Their findings suggest that infants’ little noggins undergo considerable stress during birth—more so than experts had previously thought. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That uncertainty became 'a source of considerable stress'. Times, Sunday Times And it will do more damage to a food and farming economy already under considerable stress. Times, Sunday Times Its mistake caused you considerable stress. Times, Sunday Times And (it was pleasing to note, in terms of the health of the county game) with considerable success. Times, Sunday Times It was certainly true that he was a showman who enjoyed considerable success on television. Times, Sunday Times An independent report praised the pilot's 'considerable success'. Times, Sunday Times He offered consumer credit with considerable success, and without, he stressed, charging the usurious rates of some rivals. Times, Sunday Times All the same, the first book was a considerable success. Times, Sunday Times He’s considering auctioning off the solution, and if it brings in a considerable sum of money, donating those funds to climate research. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The purchase of a motor waggon implies the expenditure of a considerable sum of capital; but the return would speedily justify the outlay. Times, Sunday Times Her publicist was a rottweiler who demanded a considerable sum to spend the day with her client. The Sun My son has a loan, but because he lives away from home we still have to contribute a considerable sum. Times, Sunday Times The broadcast raised a considerable sum which meant, among other things, a lift was installed in our hostel. Times, Sunday Times You devote considerable time to these and get little in return. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And he spent considerable time researching the genesis of malignant melanoma. The Sun (2016) The unhurried proceedings in court are likely to allow him considerable time to mull his options. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It took a considerable time for the studio to return to normality. Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006) So, in that sense, we have known about our figures for quite a considerable time. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They found considerable variation in how much primary school intakes diverge from their local neighbourhood. Times, Sunday Times They will always conceal considerable variation in the weather. Times, Sunday Times The reality, however, shows considerable variation nationwide. Times, Sunday Times The species may have subtle spiral striation, although there exists considerable variation; axial growth lines are clearly visible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, analysis of pterosaur limb proportions shows that there was considerable variation, possibly reflecting a variety of wing-plans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 相当多的 Japanese: かなりの |
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