21.   During the year the currency fell to record lows against the yen and fell to two-year lows against the mark.

22.   Economic turmoil in Russia pushed the Australian and New Zealand currencies to record lows Thursday, while stock markets also declined.

23.   Italian olive oil producers took to the streets Wednesday urging the government to restrict imports of lower-quality oils which they blame for forcing prices to record lows.

24.   Like the ringgit, it also recorded a low against the greenback as Asean currencies weakened together.

25.   Pressure on OPEC to act to lift badly sagging oil prices grew Tuesday as prices headed to record lows in London.

26.   Stocks tumbled Thursday as the dollar crashed to record lows against the Japanese yen, pushing interest rates higher.

27.   The South African rand plunged to record lows against other major currencies Wednesday amid labor unrest, turmoil in neighboring Zimbabwe, and higher than expected inflation figures.

28.   The stalemate sent the lira plunging to record lows against the benchmark German mark and dragged down the Milan stock market.

29.   Those three countries have been the worst hit by the financial crisis that has driven the values of local currencies to record lows.

30.   Years of scarce rainfall had pushed reservoir water levels to record lows and many power plants were working at minimum capacity.