1.   A tip a day might keep the pounds at bay.

2.   He said the key choice for voters was whether Britain keeps the pound or joins the single European currency.

3.   They have pledged to keep the pound for at least the next five years and believe their position will appeal to voters.

4.   Polls show most Britons favor keeping the pound.

5.   Among the points raised in closed-door meetings Tuesday, according to participants who spoke on condition of anonymity, were concerns Egypt was keeping its pound artificially high.

6.   Among the points raised in closed-door meetings, according to participants who spoke on condition of anonymity, were concerns Egypt was keeping its pound artificially high.

7.   British exporters complain that high rates keep the pound unnecessarily strong and hurt their sales in continental Europe.

8.   European Union finance ministers met Saturday with the planned single currency, the euro, on the agenda and hecklers outside shouting that Britain should keep the pound.

9.   Hague would keep the pound for another decade, if not longer.

10.   It also should help keep the pound in line with the euro and other major currencies so that exporters do not suffer losses in sales.