Germany itself remains staunchly opposed to anything that smells of Eurobonds, and the current period of calm has only reinforced that resistance.

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Mr Fowler said one example was whether a plant displayed a good degree of heat resistance during its flowering period.

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The pivot is the key level of support or resistance and the longer the time period the more important it becomes.

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