41.   The French franc fell in the wake of the dollar.

42.   The French franc fell sharply in initial trading here on Monday.

43.   The French franc fell slightly against the mark.

44.   The franc fell against the mark but held firmly against other currencies.

45.   The franc fell sharply earlier in the week but was steadied Thursday.

46.   The franc has fallen since Pierre Guillen and Jean-Rene Bernard were appointed to the monetary policy committee of the French central bank last Friday.

47.   The French franc fell against the mark ahead of the French election, shedding almost two centimes in the morning session.

48.   The French franc fell because dealers held that the French government would have difficulty in applying, and paying for, its plan to bost employment.

49.   The franc fell and Chirac was obliged to make a statement committing himself to a strong franc.

50.   The franc would eventually fall when the market realised how weak the French economy was, he said.