41.   More imports into Japan bolsters the dollar because Japanese companies need more dollars to buy products from overseas.

42.   Shrinking Japanese trade surplus often bolsters the dollar by leaving fewer dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

43.   Some analysts said the German central bank may also be willing to participate in a coordinated attempt to bolster the dollar given recent comments by Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer.

44.   Still, some analysts said the strengthening economy and higher interest rates will bolster the dollar in the months ahead.

45.   That also continued to bolster the dollar.

46.   Summers said on CNBC television that the U.S. will continue to work with its partners in the Group of Seven industrialized nations to bolster the dollar.

47.   That helped bolster the dollar to its highest level this week.

48.   The dollar has been bolstered of late by expectations that a strong U.S. economy will draw investors to American assets.

49.   The dollar was also bolstered against other major currencies before the meeting of U.S., U.K., French, German, and Japanese in Seattle, Wednesday.

50.   The dollar was bolstered by mark weakness in Europe as the British pound surged against the German currency.