11.   Other Bush aides tick off economic criteria closely parallel to that of Summers.

12.   The demand comes amid increasing doubts whether France will be able to meet even the existing economic criteria for membership.

13.   The other economic criteria are limits on government deficits, national debt and long-term interest rates, and two years of exchange-rate stability.

14.   The Socialists want the strict economic criteria for monetary union admittance to be eased.

15.   The Socialists want the strict economic criteria for admittance to the monetary union to be eased.

16.   They emphasize strict adherence to the economic criteria laid down in the Maastricht treaty for monetary union.

17.   Unlike private funds, public portfolio managers can invest in socially desirable projects that may not meet the economic criteria a private investor would demand.

18.   Premier Romano Prodi said Friday Italy had met the economic criteria required to join the European Monetary Union based on just released figures.

19.   Accepting a softening of the economic criteria would be risky, he said.

20.   All EU nations will be targeted by the drive, regardless of their chances to meet the strict economic criteria for adopting the euro.