"The silver lining is the shape of the profile of these projects, which is different than conventional ones, " says Simon Flowers, head of corporate analysis at Wood Mackenzie.

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One elderly man, using a cane, had tears in his eyes as he walked, shaking his head, up and down the flowers for half an hour.

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Windblown flowers lashed at his head.

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President Asif Ali Zardari sent flowers to the Lahore hospital where Mr Khan was under observation after suffering a head injury that needed several stitches.

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"Tommy Flowers is an important and integral part of the Colossus story, " said Andy Clark, head of the Trustees at TNMOC.

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The Frenchman's first effort with the head rebounded off the crossbar and moments later his jinking run in the box resulted with a shot which narrowly missed Flowers' right-hand post.

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