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Despite closed-door talks that stretched through the weekend, the draft of the treaty released on Sunday afternoon left the question of future regulations to be settled in a later open session.

It said the acceleration in house price growth was "surprising, since affordability remains stretched by historic standards".

“We are stretched so thin that mistakes can happen,” Ontiveros said.

Polymer networks with more crosslinks are stiffer, but they don't have the same freedom to deform, and they break easily when stretched.

Paul said she was worried the healthcare system is too stretched to ensure protection for vulnerable people.