In the middle ages, familial loyalty counted for little when power and wealth were on the line.

在中世纪，当权力和财富岌岌可危时，家族忠诚几乎没有什么意义。

Women counted for little as models.

女性作为模特的作用微乎其微。

The behavioral genetic analyses suggest that shared environment counts for little or nothing.

行为遗传分析表明， 共享环境几乎不起作用。

Yet Mr Rajoy knows that, with the markets in a eurofunk and bond yields at eye-watering highs, mere promises count for little.

但拉霍诺知道，在市场患上了欧元恐惧症、债券收益率之高令人咂舌的时候，仅靠承诺无济于事。

The worthless ones were to be got rid of, and, since dogs count for little against dollars, they were to be sold.

这些没用的狗就得打发掉，反正狗也值不了几个美元，随便卖了就可以了。

Heredity seems to count for little these days, for how else could this former british colony display such arrogance, apparently feeling no need to heed the advice of some of her best friends and allies?

现在，遗传似乎没有多大用处，不然，除了明目张胆地对她一些最好朋友和盟国的建议不予理睬之外，还有什么其他方法能使这块前英国殖民地展示她那目空一切的高傲态度呢？

The Rhine was more modern than the Hudson, as might well be, since it produced far more coal; but all this counted for little beside the radical change in the lines of force.

莱茵河比哈德逊河更现代，这很可能是因为它生产的煤炭要多得多。但是，除了力量分布的根本变化之外，所有这些都算不了什么。