1.   The dollar drifted lower against the yen today.

2.   The dollar drifted lower, hurt by expectations that interest rates in the United States had ended their climb.

3.   The dollar drifted lower in the apparent absence of government interest or central-bank intervention.

4.   The dollar drifted lower.

5.   To be sure, some analysts said the central bank is doing the right thing by allowing the dollar to drift lower without raising lending rates.

6.   After showing little initial reaction to retail sales figures for December, the dollar drifted up against European currencies later in the New York session.

7.   But the dollar drifted lower later in the day.

8.   But the dollar later drifted higher, although there was no major market-moving news ahead of the weekend.

9.   But traders said there were few other incentives to push the dollar in either direction Monday, leaving the dollar drifting in a narrow range against other currencies.

10.   In currency dealings, the dollar drifted higher on position adjustments by traders after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offered cautious comments about monetary policy.