1.   Mainland Africans are not the only ones to keep their franc, while tying it to the euro.

2.   The central bank has been adding money to the money market since May to keep the franc from rising against the German mark.

3.   Analysts said that it was difficult to classify him as being either for, or against, policies to keep the franc strong.

4.   Analysts were concerned that Madelin might not be as committed to keeping the franc strong as recent economics ministers have been.

5.   They said that foreign investors remained unconvinced that the new administration would stand by policies to keep the franc strong.