1.   A few big British retailers have said they will accept euros at stores, but they are the exception.

2.   Buckingham Palace said its gift shops and entry turnstiles for public tours would not accept the euro.

3.   But unlike his father, he may be more willing to accept the euro, however reluctantly.

4.   Complaining about the conversion costs, they are refusing to accept euros for taxes, Social Security payments or most other purposes for the next two years.

5.   Even at restaurants and gas stations that accept euros here, the prices are still advertised in lire, even though the euro is accepted.

6.   Harrods said that while it would accept euros, it would price its goods in sterling.

7.   In France, Printemps supermarkets and department stores like Galeries Lafayette accept only euros at most counters, and buyers with francs are escorted to separate cash registers.

8.   The result was a blow to Social Democratic Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, who campaigned vigorously with a message that Danes should accept the euro or face isolation.

9.   To make up for a reduced flow of dollars, the government recently began accepting the euro.

10.   Volkswagen, Mercedes and the Opel subsidiary of General Motors all began posting prices in euros, offering euro-denominated loans and accepting euros in payment immediately.