Mortgage rates have been at historic lows for months, wavering between 5% and 6%.

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They mark the border between his immense forehead and a face that is wavering between concentration and indifference.

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Clearly wavering between his position as commander-in-chief and his background as a former trade union leader, Lula ended up muddling his way through.

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However, the German government is wavering between a position which says "drive the Greeks out" and one which says "do the minimum possible to avoid catastrophe at the last moment".

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He drifts back and forth between wavering Eva and the slightly too motivated but very desirable Pamela.

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Officials sense an opportunity to drive more of a wedge between hardcore extremists and those who are wavering.

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The margins between these results are quite small - handfuls of MPs wavering from one column to another could make all the difference to the way the outcome is perceived.

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Most politicians are torn between populism, to please the party diehards, and moderation, to attract the wavering middle.

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