By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

PepsiCo is to spend billions of dollars to develop drinks and snacks and reformulate existing ones with lower sugar, salt and fat, as consumers demand healthier options and regulatory pressure intensifies amid an obesity epidemic.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The violence came amid increasing international concern about Islamic State extremists in Libya.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力

Amid all the changes, Antarctica maintains its allure.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Amid the current concerns about the federal deficit, reaching toward the stars seems a dispensable luxury—as if saving one-thousandth of a single year's budget would solve our problems.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Amid all the job losses, there's no category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

It's a fact not lost on American educators, who amid rising math failure rates are debating how math can better meet the real-life needs of students.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The findings come amid growing concern over the future of the Antarctic.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The report, published on Tuesday, comes amid growing concern about the impact of fishing and climate change on the Antarctic.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ