Opening up new farmland was a possibility, but most of what was suitable had already been exploited and further reclamation was technically unfeasible.
开辟新农田是可能的，但大部分适宜的土地已经开发，进一步开垦在技术上是不可行的。
As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.
只要这种差距存在，就总是有可能出现新的冲突和嫉妒，或者旧的冲突将重新出现，但是在不同的集团之间。
Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world.
我们的社会需要让人们能够想象这样一种可能性：有人既能够完全适应现代技术，又能理解这个动态、令人困惑的世界。
There is always a possibility that variations are the result not of changes during the life-course, but of differences between cohorts.
总有一种可能是这些区别不是由于生命历程的变化而是由于同一年龄层次的人之间的差异。
Burton says that using the essays as part of an application would be fraudulent and that he discourages it, but both men concede it's a possibility.
波顿说使用这些论文作为申请的一部分是欺骗性的，他并不鼓励这一点，但这两位均承认存在这种可能性。
But if we have a possibility to significantly improve the lives of patients who cannot be well treated, we'll go ahead, irrespective of the size of the market.
但是如果有些药物拥有着这样的可能性，它能明显改善那些无法治愈的病人生命状况的话，我们将会迎难而上，毫不顾及市场规模的问题。
As a result, my decision meant less money now, but increasing the possibility of more revenues later.
结果，我的决定让我有更少的钱，但是增加了以后获得更多收入的可能性。
It's long been the stuff of science fiction fantasy but time travel could be a real possibility say scientists.
很久以来，时间旅行一直只是科幻小说里的东西，但实际上这是可能的“，科学家们说。”
But there must be a possibility that if Mr Volcker has his way some corporate banking business would leak to Europe if the full universal banking model survives there.
但一定存在这样一个可能性：如果沃尔克如愿以偿，一些企业银行业务将会渗漏至欧洲，只要全能银行模式在那里存活了下来。
Going through the whole cave is also a possibility, but because of its length, an overnight stay is required.
穿越整个山洞也是可能的，但由于山洞的长度，需要在里面呆一整晚。
Show only the information that users really need to see, but provide a possibility to dig deeper into details.
只显示用户真正需要的信息但也要提供往细节深度挖掘的可能性。
But he left a possibility for the more moderate Fatah faction to persuade Hamas to change its mind.
但是，他忽略了一个潜在的可能性，那就是更为温和的法塔赫武装力量会劝哈马斯改变主意。
But there is a real possibility that Mr Jobs, who had surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, will not come back.
但是，2004年曾经因一种罕见形式的胰腺癌接受手术治疗的乔布斯，很可能再也回不来了。
The threat of a pandemic has not receded, but implementation of the IHR will help the world to be better prepared for the possibility of a pandemic.
大流行的威胁尚未消退，但《国际卫生条例》的实施将帮助世界更充分地准备应对大流行病的可能性。
Rzhetsky: That's always a possibility, but good statistical analysis doesn't throw away data.
总会有这样的可能，但好的数据分析不会错过任何数据。
For five years he lay mute and immobile beneath a diagnosis - "vegetative state" - that all but ruled out the possibility of thought, much less recovery.
五年来他一言不发、一动不动地躺着，他被确诊为“植物状态”，所以不可能有任何思考，更别谈康复了。
There is also the rare but dangerous possibility of an iceberg fracture — simulations of such a breakup suggest "total chaos" that includes waves almost 200 feet (60 meters) high.
还有一种微乎其微但十分危险的可能性，那就是冰山崩裂——模拟显示如果冰山发生崩裂，将会造成毁灭性的灾难，包括将近200英尺（约60米）高的海浪。
[font=Verdana]What those other things will be is still unclear, but satellites are a possibility.
现在还很难确定“其他货物”究竟包括些什么，不过人造卫星很可能在其中占一席之地。
Typically, there is an adequate number of inodes associated with a file system, but running out of inodes is always a possibility.
通常，与一个文件系统相关联的inode的数目足够多，但耗尽inode的可能性始终存在。
But that does not rule out the possibility that a small quantity of the gas, calculated to fall within that error margin, was diverted to test some hidden centrifuges.
但这并不排除一小部分此种气体被移作他用的可能性，即取走一些经过计算不超过误差范围的气体用于测试隐匿的离心机。
But a third possibility is that there is in fact less to this "crisis" than meets the eye.
但是，第三种可能性是，这种“危机”事实上比我们所看到的要小。
That kind of processing power holds tremendous possibility, but for software developers, it also presents a challenge.
这种处理能力蕴含着巨大的可能性，但对于软件开发人员来说，它也带来了挑战。
A second possibility is that the manager has adopted a strategy with highly skewed returns; lots of small gains but the occasional big loss.
还有一种可能，就是管理者可能会采取高度倾斜回报的策略：许多低额收益，但是偶尔会出现巨大损失。
My patient was an anxious and somewhat quirky child - I had talked to his mother about the possibility of a developmental evaluation, but we had agreed to wait and watch him in first grade.
我的小病人是一个焦虑的，还有点儿古怪的孩子- - -我也和他母亲谈过，是否对他的成长情况做一个评估。但我们还是同意等等，看看他在一年级的表现而定。
Officials have mentioned the possibility of eventually introducing a film-rating system, but they appear in no hurry.
电影官员谈到有可能会推出电影评级制度，但是他们并不急于动手。
Officials have mentioned the possibility of eventually introducing a film-rating system, but they appear in no hurry.
电影官员谈到有可能会推出电影评级制度，但是他们并不急于动手。
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