WHO reports annually on the proportion of the population using solid fuels for cooking as a key indicator for assessing progress in health and development.

世界卫生组织每年针对使用固体燃料进行烹饪的人口比例作出报告，以此作为评估卫生与发展方面取得进展的一项主要指标。

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An important indicator of the successful reform of college English teaching is the development of the autonomous learning ability on the part of college students.

大学生英语自主学习能力的提高是大学英语教学改革成功的一个重要标志。

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A report released by the Asian Development Bank last Wednesday revealed that Chinas Gini coefficient - an indicator of the wealth divide - rose from 0.407 in 1993 to 0.473 in 2004.

亚洲发展银行上周三公布的一项报告显示，中国的基尼系数(衡量贫富差距的指标)从1993年的0.407上升至2004年的0.473。

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The Culture for Development Indicator Suite (CDIS) provides a timely response to these challenges, building on the current favourable political context, greater capacity for data collection, and the critical mass of field experiences from large-scale projects.

UNESCO: Culture for Development Indicators

UN's human development indicator (see map).

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But according to US government statistics, Afghanistan's dismal rate of infant mortality, a basic indicator of a country's development, has shown no sign of improvement.

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