11.   Japanese investors are the biggest foreign holders of U.S. debt.

12.   That strength -- so long as it holds -- means foreign holders of U.S. Treasuries have little risk of losing money from currency depreciation.

13.   That sentiment spread to Chile, leading many small investors to join foreign holders to bid down shares of companies with American Depositary Receipts.

14.   The bank, not the foreign ADR holder, is allowed to vote at shareholder meetings.

15.   The dollar would likely suffer if Japan, the largest foreign holder of Treasuries, began unloading them.

16.   They also say that they will use it to help commercial banks with trouble paying off foreign holders of certificates of deposits.

17.   U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin today dismissed as a concern that foreign holders of U.S. Treasury securities might sell them in large quantities.

18.   The IMF and other lenders have demanded that the Russian government reach an agreement with foreign holders of its domestic treasuries, known as GKOs.

19.   The IMF and other lenders have demanded that the Russian government reach an agreement with foreign holders of its domestic treasury bills, known as GKOs.

20.   The IMF has insisted that Russia reach an agreement on compensating foreign holders of the bills.