The head of the study stated bluntly that waiting even five or 10 years could be too late to address food shortages -- the world population is estimated to reach nine billion by 2050.

该研究负责人直言不讳称，由于2050年世界人口预计将达90亿，因此即使五年十年的等待，对解决粮食短缺问题都太迟。

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Bluntly stated, Israel's prime minister has better things to do with his time.

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Stated less bluntly, the argument would be that Morgan needs more time to meet the new capital requirements which is tantamount to saying the same thing.

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