1.   Still, these companies probably will pick up steam again even if the dollar slides, investors said.

2.   Those sharp gains give MAS room to let the Singapore dollar slide now, economists said.

3.   When the dollar slides against the yen, we do not take it as a slur on our national virility.

4.   However, Singapore would be hurt if the dollar slide remains unchecked.

5.   The strong increase was unexpected, causing tension on a bond market already weak from a new dollar slide.

6.   They must also consider the implications of the dollars slide to near parity with the euro.

7.   Other economies to let the dollar slide were South Korea, Singapore, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

8.   Some analysts suspect the US administration is in fact content to let the dollar slide, as a weaker currency boosts exports.