France has carried out the first of a planned series of nuclear tests in the south Pacific despite strong international opposition.

法国不顾国际社会的强烈反对，在南太平洋进行了一系列核试验计划中的第一次。

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Despite this, genetic tests for this gene variant are currently being marketed on the Internet for those who can afford them.

尽管如此，目前互联网上已经在向那些有钱人推销检测基因变异的基因测试法。

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Still, despite these alternatives, the mirror test has proved remarkably hardy over the years and is still used today while other tests have fallen by the wayside.

尽管有这么多的可能解释，这么多年来镜子实验依然牢不可催并且继续得到应用，而其他实验要就无人问津了。

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Despite tests, Michelin were unable to "understand or reproduce" the tyre failure that caused the crash.

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Former reporter Susan Yara took the Biophysical250 test after years of low-level but persistent digestive discomfort that was never accurately diagnosed, despite numerous tests for thyroid disorders and irritable bowel syndrome.

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OECD's education experts think that part of the reason why East European countries' pupils do so well in international tests, despite fairly modest education spending, is that they have effective teacher-training programmes.

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