11.   And some traders said they had heard that Saudi accounts were buying dollars to purchase U.S. Treasury securities and were selling bonds denominated in yen.

12.   As companies return to the market to buy dollars now that trading has resumed, it will knock the won.

13.   As the Japanese year began today, expectations rose that Japanese investors will buy dollars to purchase overseas assets, such as U.S. Treasury bonds, traders said.

14.   As foreign investors pour money into the booming U.S. financial markets, they must buy dollars, and that makes the buck even brawnier against scrawnier currencies.

15.   As the dollar dropped, investors speculated the Bank of Japan may buy dollars and sell yen, traders said.

16.   As the rupiah fell, companies facing foreign loan payments scrambled to buy dollars, forcing the rupiah down further.

17.   As the rupiah has fallen in value, companies facing foreign loan payments have scrambled to buy dollars -- forcing the rupiah down further.

18.   As traders bought dollars for marks, they sold those dollars for yen.

19.   Bank One traders have bought dollars for marks throughout this month, Chapin said.

20.   Bank One traders have been buying dollars for marks and yen since the start of the year in expectation of further gains, he said.