11.   The window of opportunity for using foreign capital to stabilize the ruble may have closed.

12.   A leading regional official had proposed banning greenbacks as a way to stabilize the ruble.

13.   A leading regional official had proposed a crackdown on greenbacks as a way to stabilize the ruble.

14.   He said the government should support banks by issuing emergency loans and stabilizing the ruble by intervening at the currency market.

15.   Luzhkov also called for the Russian government and the Central Bank to pour large cash resources into other banks in order to stabilize the ruble.

16.   Premier Sergei Kiriyenko stressed Monday that Russia needs money from the International Monetary Fund to stabilize the ruble and fend off speculative attacks.

17.   Premier Sergei Kiriyenko stressed Monday that Russia needs money from the International Monetary Fund to stabilize the ruble and rebuff speculative attacks.

18.   Under Chernomyrdin, Russia has moved forward on privatizing state industries, stabilizing the ruble and fighting inflation.

19.   Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen praised Russian President Boris Yeltsin Thursday for stabilizing the ruble and ridding the central bank of its chairman Viktor Gerashchenko.

20.   The IMF only releases the money after monthly checks to make sure Russia is realizing objectives such as cutting inflation, stabilizing the ruble and limiting the budget deficit.