In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago.

2015年，美国林务局首次使用55亿美元年度预算的一半以上用于灭火——这几乎是20年前火灾支出所占比例的两倍。

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By employing agricultural techniques he developed in Mexico, Borlaug was able to nearly double South Asian wheat harvests between 1965 and 1970.

博洛格通过采用他在墨西哥开发的农业技术，使南亚的小麦产量在1965年至1970年间翻了一番。

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That is nearly double the figure of a year earlier.

这一数据是去年同期的两倍。

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It predicts counterfeit sales will reach seventy-five billion dollars worldwide this year nearly double the level of two thousand five.

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And the United States is expected to nearly double its seventy million dollars in security assistance to Yemen.

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The "Phase Two" plan will nearly double the size of the mall.

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In other words, calls nearly double puts among May options, indicating a heavy bullish bias.

FORBES: High Earnings Expectations: Broadcom, Corning, and RF Micro Devices

Economists say the nation must add nearly double that number, closer to 250, 000 to 300, 000.

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Later this month, Tesco will nearly double the number of stores which stock Mackintosh products.

BBC: Mackintosh of Glendaveny wins first export deal