Detailed Instructions: In this task, given a sentence in the Malay language, and your task is to convert it into the English language.
Q: Beliau mengunjurkan kadar ini di penghujung tahun 1980 dengan banyak kritikan, tetapi angka ini kini diterima dengan meluas oleh para saintis.
A:
He projected this rate in the late 1980s to much criticism, but the figure is now widely accepted by scientists.