But in the bicentennial year of Darwin's birth Mr Dawkins fills a gap in his oeuvre by setting out the evidence that the “theory” of evolution is a fact—“as incontrovertible a fact as any in science”.

这些著作都是从进化论开始，但是在达尔文诞辰两百周年的时候，道金斯在他的著作中举出证据弥补了进化论一些空缺：进化论的原理的确是事实，在科学界不容争议的事实。

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If they are more exact, we have realised that - by Western standards - many people give their ages an extra year by counting themselves as one year old at the moment of birth.

如果他们说得精确一点，我们则知道，按照西方人的标准，很多人都给自己多算一岁，因为出生的时候就是一岁了。

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His paper showed that if Britain supported IVF at the Danish level then its birth rate would probably increase by about 10, 000 a year.

从他的论文中可以看出，如果英国能以丹麦的同等水平支持试管授精的话，其婴儿出生率则将可能以每年一万个婴儿增长。

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Although Barrovian by birth, the 26-year-old began his career north of the border with Dundee, and after spells at a string of clubs eventually found his way to Holker Street.

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Russian demographics have now improved to the point that if the trends of the first half of 2012 hold for the rest of the year, that is if the birth rate for the whole year increases by around 6.7% and the death rate for the whole year decreases by around 2.9%, then Russia will actually record a small natural increase in population.

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The region suffers disproportionately from Russia's demographic curse a 142m-strong population shrinking by 700, 000 a year because of low birth rates and vodka-sodden ill-health.

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