1.  Qin Shihuang devoted considerable resources and effort in trying to track down this miracle plant for his own use.

2.  Teaching methods Considerable resources have been spent on equipping schools with computer hardware and software.

3.  When it comes to implementing key settlement policies, local authorities have considerable resources at their disposal.

4.  He proved that he has considerable inner resources.

5.  Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar.

6.  Mongolia, although poor, has considerable untapped resources of oil and minerals.

7.  The two unions have also devoted considerable resources to promote the formation, growth and development of free and independent process trade unions in the former Soviet Block.

8.  We have invested considerable resources and expertise to ensure a superior brewing process for Kaliber.

9.  They inherited very considerable RandT resources from the four major ICI divisions that went to make up CandP.