Of all the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, only about half accumulates in the skies while the rest disappears into oceans and lakes, vegetation and soil.

在释放到大气中的所有的二氧化碳中，只有大约一半的量堆积在空中，而其它的都消失在海洋、湖泊、植被以及土壤中了。

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By allowing the building this autogenous deformation, the conceptually "soft" building and its volume integrate with the soil for an amalgam of half-architecture and half-landform.

通过允许建筑的这种自生的变形，“柔软的”建造概念和它的体块与土地结合在一起，成为一个半建筑半地貌的混合物。

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Beets need the acidity level in the soil to be six to seven and a half.

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The authorities spend half a billion dollars each year cleaning up soil that's been washed into the water when rainwater courses down denuded slopes.

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Gebremariam was second in the 2004 World Cross Country Championships behind Bekele, while Berhanu ran the fastest half marathon ever on British soil to win last September's BUPA Great North Run.

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Berhanu won the 2004 event in a time of 59.37, which was then the fastest half-marathon performance on British soil.

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