The attendance of meetings takes up a great deal of my time.

参加各种会议占去我很多时间。

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It takes up a great PageRankoportion of a family's expenditure to bring up children.

生儿育女的花费是家里支出的很大一部分。

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Fly ash is the waste of power plants, it takes up a great amount of land and results in seriously environment pollution.

粉煤灰是火力发电厂排放的废渣，它的排放占用大量的土地，造成严重的环境污染。

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Alex and Daniel have an nine-year-old sister who is fantastic with them, Victoria says, although looking after her brothers' needs takes up a great deal of family time.

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