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Sentence #2112873

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 AlanF_US AlanF_US March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 at 1:13:58 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"had been" -> "was"
"it's" -> "its"

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 at 1:21:14 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Also, I don't think a native speaker would use "spin-off" in this context. Some alternatives:

"side"
"unforeseen"
"serendipitous"

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 at 1:52:14 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks!

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 at 12:36:32 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

No problem. Also, if you wanted to make it more streamlined, you could leave out the second "whether".

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2112867Retrospekte estas malfacile decidi, ĉu ĉi tiu projekto estis fiasko aŭ ĉu ĝiaj flankaj utiloj faris ĝin sukceso..

In hindsight it is hard to decide whether this project had been a failure or whether it's spin-off benefits made it a success.

added by al_ex_an_der, December 30, 2012
➜ #2112867Retrospekte estas malfacile decidi, ĉu ĉi tiu projekto estis fiasko aŭ ĉu ĝiaj flankaj utiloj faris ĝin sukceso.

linked by al_ex_an_der, December 30, 2012
➜ #2112872Im Nachhinein ist es schwer zu entscheiden, ob dieses Projekt gescheitert ist oder es dank seiner Nebeneffekte ein Erfolg geworden ist.

linked by al_ex_an_der, December 30, 2012
➜ #2119116במבט לאחור קשה להחליט אם המיזם נכשל או אם היתרונות הגרורים שלו עושים ממנו סיפור הצלחה.

linked by fekundulo, January 2, 2013
➜ #3797980Jälkikäteen ajateltuna on vaikea päättää, onko tämä projekti ollut epäonnistuminen vai ovatko sen sivutuotteena syntyneet hyödyt tehneet siitä menestyksen.

linked by Silja, January 25, 2015
In hindsight it is hard to decide whether this project was a failure or whether its side benefits made it a success.

edited by al_ex_an_der, March 18, 2016