Extracting information about the large-scale composition of a planet from a sample weighing a millionth of a gram was a fascinating example of scientific endeavour.

从重量为百万分之一克的样品中提取有关行星宏观组成的信息是一个极为有趣的科学尝试实例。

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The trade laws did prohibit Anglo-Americans from competing with large-scale British manufacturing of certain products, most notably clothing.

在英国大规模生产的某些产品上，贸易法确实禁止英裔美国人与英国竞争，尤其是服装产业。

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During the 1960s, South Asia experienced severe drought condition and India had been importing wheat on a large scale from the United States.

20世纪60年代，南亚经历了严重的干旱，印度从美国大量进口小麦。

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He said president Obama was not talking of a full-scale break-up of the banks but wanted to "separate retail deposit-taking from large-scale proprietary trading, large internal hedge funds and large internal private equity funds and I agree with him".

BBC: Treasury questions

Indigenous peoples tend to be disproportionately affected by dispossessions resulting from large-scale land acquisitions.

UNESCO: Madiodio Niasse on the risks associated with large-scale foreign land aquisitions | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Christchurch is but one example of how even the wealthiest countries struggle to recover from large-scale catastrophes.

NPR: 2 Years On, Slow Quake Recovery In New Zealand