This was of use to him.

这对他是有利的。

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The rise of the Elizabethans two centuries later was attributable to the widespread use of sheep manure.

两个世纪后，伊丽莎白时代的兴起要归功于羊粪的广泛使用。

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The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals.

食品业获准扩大这些化学品的应用范围。

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American President James Polk felt that the use of force was the only way to make Mexico negotiate.

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And I was saved, to use a Christian term, by articulations and representations of faith heroes connected with social justice.

用基督教的说法，我被,信仰的表达和代表拯救了,而英雄们将这种信仰与社会正义相联系。

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One kind of question, then, I was raising is: what context do you use to read any novel?

我所提出的一类问题是：,你一般采用什么语境去理解小说？

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Yes, U.S. production increased during the Second World War, but very little of that was of use to anyone but soldiers.

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What Boggs refused to acknowledge was the fact that he chose to make use of a system that was designed to put players and owners at odds, especially if it came down to a hearing.

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The main part of this critique was that the use of economic power was unsuccessful prior to the NLRA. This is only half-true.

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