A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
有些历史遗迹相当古老。
The post involves a considerable amount of foreign travel.
这一职务要求经常出差去国外。
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。
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。
A railway worker named Phineas Gage survived an incident during which a metal rod skewered his skull, taking a considerable amount of his neocortex with it.
一位名叫菲尼亚斯·盖奇的铁路工人在一次事故中幸免于难，当时一根金属棒刺穿了他的头骨，并带走了相当多的新皮层。
They have minimised the threat from open-access journals, which seemed considerable a few years ago, in part by buying some of the best ones.
他们将来自公开获取期刊的威胁降到最低，几年前，这类期刊带来的威胁似乎很大，部分原因是由于它们购买了一些最好的期刊。
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。
There is (a) considerable overlap between the two subjects.
两门科目之间有相当多的共通之处。
Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
找到一种治愈方法需要相当的时间和努力。
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。
This bid for the Crafer family's farms now under review has stirred up the considerable concern in a country that mostly depends on the dairy industry.
目前正在审查的对Crafer家族农场的收购，在一个出口收入大部分依赖乳制品行业的国家，引起了相当大的担忧。
Leslie presents considerable evidence for the proposition that the society as a whole is growing less curious.
莱斯利提出了相当多证据，证明整个社会的好奇心在逐渐减少。
Scott argues that Dowie's thesis ignores considerable evidence that hourly productivity improves when hours are reduced from a high base level.
斯科特认为，道伊的论文忽略了相当多的证据，即当工作时间从较高的基础水平减少时，小时生产率就会提高。
The governor has considerable political talents, but as a speaker, he is far less adroit than his opponent, whose oratorical skills are breathtaking.
这位州长有相当多的政治才能，但作为一名发言人，他远不如他的对手娴熟，后者的演讲技巧令人惊叹。
To what extent competition determines the composition of a community and the density of particular species has been the source of considerable controversy.
竞争对于一个群落的组成和特定物种的密度的决定程度有多大，一直是相当有争议的问题。
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。
He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people.
他是个对别人有相当影响的人。
The theatre's future is a subject of considerable debate.
剧院的前途是一个颇有争议的问题。
Quite a considerable number of interviews are going on.
许许多多的面试正在进行。
This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.
这使国库遭受了重大损失。
By all accounts he leads a life of considerable luxury.
从方方面面来讲，他都过着极为奢侈的生活。
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。
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。
Despite the crudity of their methods and equipment, the experiment was a considerable success.
尽管他们的方法和设备较为粗陋，那次实验却相当成功。
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