First, a record high number of foreign students enrolled in degree programs in the U.S., despite the global financial crisis.

首先，尽管全球金融危机爆发，但赴美攻读学位的外国留学生人数依然创下了新高。

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The number of hungry people in the world remains unacceptably high despite expected recent gains that have pushed the figure below 1 billion.

尽管近期取得的成绩有可能使全球饥饿人数减少至10亿以下，但却依然是一个令人无法接受的数字。

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Yet, despite the high number of volunteer hours, the company is striving for an even greater number of participants in these programs, allowing it to further fine-tune best practices in employee volunteer programs, with a current focus on skills-based pro bono work.

FORBES: "Scale Is Sexy:" Global Conglomerates and Shared Value

Despite big growth in the number of high-income individuals, partnership and corporate returns, the IRS had 21% fewer auditors at the end of fiscal 2000 than at the end of 1995.

FORBES: U.S. tax rackets

Despite the high cost, Gore is convinced a number of Schalke fans are so devoted to the club that many will soon embark on setting funds aside to buy a plot in future.

CNN: November 13, 2012 -- Updated 1234 GMT (2034 HKT)