Despite nearly a decade of positive discrimination since apartheid was dismantled, few black sportsmen have reached the top level.

尽管种族隔离被取消后采取了近十年的平权举措，几乎没有黑人运动员达到过顶极。

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She has been under house arrest for most of the past decade, despite efforts by the United Nations to have her released.

她在过去10年里大部分时间都被软禁，尽管联合国为她的释放一直在做努力。

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Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade.

尽管在80年代初起步缓慢，全球经济产出在这十年中增长了百分之二十以上。

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