In France, for instance, the rate at which new companies have been formed has been slowing down since 1994.

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In Greece, no government has been formed from the May 6th election results which pits polar opposite political views among the highest vote getters.

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David Miles, the chairman of the radiotherapy specialist focus group of the Association of X-ray Equipment Manufacturers which formed to highlight the problem, says there has been a "collapse in critical investment".

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Contrast this with Yahoo Answers, which has been overrun by inane questions and equally inane answers (How is babby formed, anyone?).

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The RS analysis formed a positive divergence (line e) at the June lows, which has been confirmed by the move through resistance (line d).

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