11.   That also would tend to weaken the franc.

12.   The Bank of France is expected to hold off on a rate cut until the Bundesbank makes a move, in order to not weaken the franc.

13.   The measures failed to achieve economic gains, and they weakened the franc.

14.   Traders said the market fears the Swiss central bank may add liquidity to the money-market in the coming days, which would weaken the franc.

15.   Analysts worry that Chirac could weaken the franc by lowering interest rates.

16.   Lower interest rates would weaken the franc by making franc-denominated investments less attractive.

17.   An easing of policy, which would tend to weaken the franc, might engender inflationary pressures in the long term, he said at a press conference.

18.   Anything which undermined the credibility of the central bank, or imposed low interest rates and weakened the franc, would run counter to this strategy, analysts noted.

19.   Bellet noted that industrial unrest, which is expected by the end of the year, could weaken the franc.

20.   But an excessively timid gesture could disappoint the markets and weaken the franc.