Despite Saudi Arabia's low position, it has featured fast improvement relative to itself in recent years, says Zahidi.

尽管沙特阿拉伯排名靠后，但扎西迪表示，该国在近几年出现了迅速而显著的改善。

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Despite recent advancements in diagnosis and treatment, the long-term survival rate has undergone little improvement in the recent years, which is attributed mainly to tumor invasion and metastasis.

虽然各种诊治措施不断进展，但是甲状腺癌的远期生存率仍然没有得到明显的提高，肿瘤细胞的侵袭和远处转移是其治疗失败的主要原因。

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Despite recent improvement in U.S. economic data, that fundamental news has not been driving the U.S. dollar higher.

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We also believe that ultimately the various structural factors negatively affecting demand outside Brazil will continue to manifest themselves, despite the recent improvement in asset markets.

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Despite Mr Bush's recent improvement, voters prefer Mr Kerry on health care, education and other domestic matters.

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