At half past ten in the morning, Gonggrijp pulled open the drapes, and the Bunker was filled with sunlight.

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Hispanics account for more than half of U.S. population growth over the past ten years.

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Although Latin America saw only half the average GDP growth of emerging Asia over the past ten years, its poverty rate fell by 30%.

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But Nadal has stormed back to make eight of the ten Grand Slam finals over the past two-and-a-half years with five wins.

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The world's richest woman golfer played in ten tournaments over the past 12 months and missed the cut or withdrew from half of the events.

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Similarly, if invited for dinner at 9pm, showing up half an hour late is fine, unless the host specifically requests punctuality (in which case arrive around ten past).

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America has cut in half its sulphur emissions (the key component of acid rain, the global warming of its day) over the past ten years by imposing mandatory caps with tradable allocations.

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