1.   A. The dollar can only weaken against gold, other currencies and commodities when the Fed creates more dollar reserves than the world wishes to hold.

2.   He said that the federal government was discussing the possibility of creating a reserve of anthrax vaccine.

3.   He recalled how Americans used to mock the way European companies could create reserves to hide earnings swings and said that such things were now happening in this country.

4.   Her tenure coincided with a growing interest in the environment, and Dr. Brundtland established a popular program that created nature reserves.

5.   Rather, the government created the reserve so the nation could continue essential functions in case of a Mideast war or political disruption, he said.

6.   Small, scattered reserves were created but the natives themselves never surrendered claim to traditional lands.

7.   That would create a reserve against future loss, or perhaps lower premium payments, she said.

8.   The auto lending subsidiaries have all taken steps -- such as creating reserves and charging higher interest rates -- that buffer their profits from increased loan losses.

9.   The Mexico City-based company attributed the drop to its decision to create additional reserves to cover troubled account receivables.

10.   The new work indicates that researchers might want to create larger reserves upstream and smaller reserves downstream.