dedicar tiempo

v.

to put in time, to spend time.

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(v.) = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions.

Ex. Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received.

Ex. Many libraries complained that it was an expensive service to run and that the staff operating it had to dedicate a lot of time to maintaining their skill.

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(v.) = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions.

Ex: Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received.

Ex: Many libraries complained that it was an expensive service to run and that the staff operating it had to dedicate a lot of time to maintaining their skill.