The sky had been obscured for some days, and it was of importance to make preparations for the winter.

一连好几天天气都是阴沉沉的，现在必须准备过冬了。

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This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.

这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。

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The information provided by locals and intermediaries was of potential importance to geographical science.

当地人和中间人提供的资料对地理科学具有潜在的重要性。

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And,it was called The City of the Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders because of its importance to the nation.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

I think this is President Obama's understanding, also at least as far as I understand from the speeches that he gave when he was a candidate is that we understand the importance of maintaining the integrity of faith communities, they could hire who they want to hire using the wrong resources.

我认为这是总统奥巴马的理解，也至少是我目前,从他作为候选人时所做的演讲中理解的,是我们理解,保持信仰团体完整的重要性，他们可以雇佣任何想要雇佣的人,利用错误的资源。

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And I don't want to overplay the social importance of this, but go back a couple of years to what was happening in the aftermath of Katrina and realize how bad things get when things fail to be coordinated.

我不想再过分的强调它的重要性,不过我们不妨回顾一下几年前,卡特里娜飓风的灾后过程,就会认识到缺乏协调沟通是多么可怕

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The East Belfast MLA also drew attention to the "construction and tragic sinking" of the Titanic, whose anniversary was of particular importance to his constituents.

BBC: Decade of Centenaries

What archeologists are certain of is that the monument was likely of great importance to the people who built it.

CNN: Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake

Scrutiny Committee Chairman Paul Arditti said the issue of supply in the medium to short term was of the utmost importance and fundamental to the island's economy.

BBC: Generator at Guernsey Electricity