1.   Argentine rates are linked to U.S. rates because the peso is tied to the dollar.

2.   Once elected, Menem stunned the country and enthralled international investors by starting a sweeping privatization program that slashed the government bureaucracy and tied the peso to the dollar.

3.   The peso was formally tied to the dollar for much of this century.

4.   Cavallo has indicated he might later seek to tie the peso to a mix of additional currencies, including the yen.

5.   He corralled the armed forces, tied the peso to the dollar and cut the inflation rate to a single digit.

6.   The Argentine peso is tied one-to-one to the U.S. dollar.

7.   An advocate of monetary parity, Cavallo in office also tied the peso to the euro, playing on its difference with the dollar.

8.   Several economic experts welcomed the indication that the new government would move away from the decade-old system which tied the peso to the dollar.

9.   Several economic experts welcomed the indication the new government would move away from the decade-old system that tied the peso to the dollar.

10.   The announcement came amid widespread anticipation the new government of President Eduardo Duhalde would abandon the decade-old policy tying the peso to the dollar.