Her confidence grew with the passage of time.

她的信心与日俱增。

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They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.

他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。

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We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry.

我们有足够的时间等安东尼搭上渡船。

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Drinking large amounts of alcohol over long periods of time has also been linked to a number of cancers.

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Milton devotes a lot of time in Areopagitica to making a number of attempts to distinguish licensing from censorship.

弥尔顿在《论出版自由》中花了很大功夫,试图区分出版许可管理和出版控制。

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I think the reason why triathlon is not so, so big is just because it requires a lot of time.

我认为铁人三项运动之所以不够普及，
是因为它需要大量的时间。

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There was a period of time when there wasn't much emphasis put on antibiotics.

NPR: Tracking a New Strain of Drug-Resistant Staph

The disorder is characterized by frequent episodes of overeating in a short periods of time.

CNN: Food was 'only relationship that mattered'

The original 2012 deadline was designed to give manufacturers plenty of time to tweak their phone designs.

FORBES: Smarter Phone Charger On Way