Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research even predicted in a recent study that Arctic sea-ice melt might pause or reverse over the next decade, depending on northern-wind patterns.

美国大气研究中心的科学家根据北风试验，预测未来十年北冰洋海冰融化现象有可能停止甚至逆转。

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Prices for national coverage differed enormously depending on how the licences were combined, notes Simon Wilkie, an economist at the University of Southern California.

南加州大学的经济学家Simon Wilkie指出，覆盖全国网络的许可价格因许可的组合方式不同而有很大的差异。

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The National Kidney Foundation's Web page says a doctor may suggest either diet, depending on test results.

全国肾脏基金会的网页说医生应根据检验结果推荐饮食。

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It is intended to allow schools and parents to monitor children's progress more regularly - rather than depending on the national tests at the end of key stages, when pupils are 11 and 14 years old.

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Elsewhere, The Foxhunter, a Grade II-listed, stone-clad hotel set on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, offers tailored foraging courses depending on the season, and Monmouthshire farm Humble By Nature offers summer classes where you can learn how to tap and drink from beech trees and make puddings, preserves and syrups from the leaves and buds picked from rowan and bramble bushes.

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And while this startup lacks a Brandi Chastain or Mia Hamm to be the instant face of the league, that could change by the end of this summer, depending on the performance of the U.S. national team at the Beijing Olympics.

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