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| потребовалось немало времени, чтобы | it has taken a long time for (+ infinitive: Although there are hundreds of good reports of ball lightning on record, many made by scientists, it has taken a long time for this phenomenon to gain scientific respectability. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| потребовалось какое-л. время, чтобы | it took ... for (“I registered three related Trademarks for my business. It took three years for them to be approved by CIPO (the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.) ART Vancouver) |