11.   A stronger mark can hurt profit, as it reduces the value of earnings abroad.

12.   H-P said a stronger dollar against the Japanese yen and German mark also hurt earnings.

13.   If he steps on a scuff mark, he must retrace his steps and walk around it, or the mark will surely hurt him later.

14.   The surging mark hurts German exporters by diminishing the mark-value of earnings abroad and making mark-based products more expensive than those based in cheaper currencies.

15.   The strong mark has hurt the German economy by making exports more expensive in terms of other currencies.

16.   Those black marks could hurt your chances to get a loan or finance a major purchase.

17.   The more expensive mark hurts German exports, which directly involve about one third of German jobs.