Dr King grew up in a city where nearly half the population was black.

金博士长在一个一半人口是黑人的城市里。

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It remains a fact that nearly half the population lives in terrifying poverty.

事实仍然是，近一半的人口仍生活在可怕的贫困中。

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Nearly half the population of South Asia has no access to toilets, whilst in sub-Saharan Africa this figure is as low as 28%.

几乎一半的南亚人口用不上厕所，而在非洲这一数字只有28%。

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The United Nations estimates that nearly 200,000 people, half of the region's population, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and they may all soon be on the move in search of towns with food and water.

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That's nearly half the population, who must be resettled before the winter rainy season if they are to plant the single annual rice crop.

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As my esteemed colleague Janet Novack has pointed out, nearly half the population does indeed pay taxes through Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, state and federal payroll deductions.

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Recent estimates suggest Pashtuns comprise nearly half the population.

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