The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.

律师费将耗去我们一部分资金。

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The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.

气候保护的代价只会略微削弱收入的增长。

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The muted moves came ahead of U.S. data on nonfarm payrolls for November. Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve, but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.

股市动向尚不明朗，外界等待美国11月份非农就业人数报告公布，分析师预计美国11月就业岗位的增长速度有所改善，但是增速依然缓慢，不足以降低目前居高不下的失业率。

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Why has all the foreign aid of the past half century failed to make a dent?

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Realistically, charitable deductions and tax breaks for charitable organizations make a dent in tax revenue.

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Can their posters make a dent in a debate dominated by the NRA's army of lobbyists?

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