significant development

基本解释

If enacted, this law would represent a significant development, both concretely and symbolically.
一旦颁布该法，其将在实际运作和象征意义上获得重大进展。
Almost all significant development efforts have a large number of files that contain the code needed to build the system under development.
几乎所有重大的开发工作都包含大量的文件，这些文件包含的代码需要在开发下构造该系统。
For example, it can provide significant development time savings, freeing you to focus on what's really important and unique to your project, instead of duplicating common functionality.
例如，它可以显著节约开发时间，让开发人员把精力集中在项目真正重要和真正独特的地方，而不必重复公共的功能。

Another significant finding Piaget had about this phase of development concerns what's called "conservation."
皮亚杰在该发展阶段中的另一个重大发现,就是"守恒"
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The most significant development has been the absorption of the company, previously independent, into the Kennedy Center administration.
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Nonetheless, one potentially significant development on the international front is the new tone in French pronouncements on Algeria.
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