1. They quickly clarified that they have no intention of closing the border.
2. As her poll numbers fall, calls are growing for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to do exactly that.
3. But they also have said they will not be able to leave it open if Germanydecides it can no longer handle an influx that brought more than a half-million asylum seekers to the country during the first nine months of the year.
4. The Austrian government has decided to call a Europe wide convention to decide on the number of refugees each country admit.
5. Austrian officials said last week that they are planning barriers to better regulate the movement of migrants coming across from Slovenia.
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1. They quickly clarified that they have no intention of closing the border.
2. As her poll numbers fall, calls are growing for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to do exactly that.
3. But they also have said they will not be able to leave it open if Germanydecides it can no longer handle an influx that brought more than a half-million asylum seekers to the country during the first nine months of the year.
4. The Austrian government has decided to call a Europe wide convention to decide on the number of refugees each country admit.
5. Austrian officials said last week that they are planning barriers to better regulate the movement of migrants coming across from Slovenia.
Sentences 5-1-3 form continuum as they refer to the position of Austrians on leaving their borders open for refugees. Sentence 2 refers to what Germany may do regarding refugees and this follows sentence 3. Sentence 4, even though related to the context of refugees, does not fall under the scope of the passage (the position of Austrians regarding leaving their border gates open to refugees to pass through but not settle in Austria).
Sentences 5-1-3 form continuum as they refer to the position of Austrians on leaving their borders open for refugees. Sentence 2 refers to what Germany may do regarding refugees and this follows sentence 3. Sentence 4, even though related to the context of refugees, does not fall under the scope of the passage (the position of Austrians regarding leaving their border gates open to refugees to pass through but not settle in Austria).
