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1 ready commodity
1) эк. готовые товары (товары, готовые к продаже и использованию конечными потребителями)2) общ. обычное явление (что-то само собой разумеющееся, не вызывающее удивления)time is not a ready commodity in our times — свободное время — большая редкость в наши дни
Smiles are a ready commodity of the children as they travel through their school years at Primary Prep. — Улыбки на лицах детей — это обычное явление в школьные годы, проведенные ими в "Праймари Преп".
Hope in human perfectibility is not a ready commodity in our times. — Вера в совершенство человека — большая редкость в наше время.
On the prairie one such tree would be considered a blessing, but in this land it was a ready commodity and no one gave the death of a tree much thought. — В прериях одно такое дерево считали бы благословением Господним, но на этой земле они встречались настолько часто, что никто и не заметил гибели одного из них.
The dorms were cold when cold was already plentiful, hot when heat was a ready commodity. — В холодную погоду в общежитиях можно было замерзнуть, а в жаркую — умереть от духоты.
3) общ. готовое решение (о чем-л., что хорошо подходит для решения какой-л. проблемы или удовлетворения какого-л. спроса)Tourism in Florida may be down significantly since Sept. 11, but state officials are trying to replace out-of-state visitors with a ready commodity: local residents. — Поток туристов во Флориду сократился из-за событий 11-го сентября, но власти штата пытаются заинтересовать туристическими услугами местных жителей.
Lots of the work will be done by volunteers, which seem to be a ready commodity at least for now. — Большая часть работы будет сделана добровольцами, которых сейчас достаточно много.
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