Although Yushu is a sparsely-populated region, experts said the quake is very likely to cause "heavy" casualties.

虽然玉树是个人烟稀少的地区，专家认为这次地震还是很有可能引起重大伤亡。

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Bringing high speed access to all would improve the quality of life in some of the country's most sparsely-populated regions, as well as boosting business and encouraging online banking, she added.

苏维林登补充说，高速网络的普及将会提高一些人烟最为稀少地区的人们的生活质量，并还将会繁荣商业，促进网上银行交易。

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The quake's deep, offshore epicenter muffled its impact on a sparsely populated nation.

地震震中较深，并且处于海中，削弱了对这个人口稀少的国家产生的影响。

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Yes, we still do have high water bills, but they're now effectively no higher than those of any other rural, hilly, sparsely-populated region.

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As well, Chinese involvement in the Kazak oil industry effectvely ties Beijing into a cooperative rather than overbearing relationship with its sparsely-populated, resource-rich neighbor.

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