11.   On the import side, the stronger dollar could help make imports cheaper -- and also widen the deficit.

12.   On the import side, the stronger dollar could help make imports cheaper -- and widen the deficit.

13.   Several times before, Mexico has had to cope with the threat of widening trade deficits in a period of economic growth.

14.   That was before the ringgit and other Southeast Asian currencies started to tumble amid slowing growth and widening current account deficits.

15.   The government reported Friday the U.S. trade deficit widened in June because American producers sold less overseas.

16.   The Polo, while officially committed to those goals, has made promises about cutting taxes, which could widen the deficit.

17.   The right-leaning Polo, while officially committed to those goals, has made promises about cutting taxes, which could widen the deficit.

18.   The slide in Southeast Asian currencies owes more to widening current account deficits, slowing exports, sagging property prices and weak financial systems, Bergsten said.

19.   Those include widening current account deficits and slowing growth.

20.   Weaker currencies are widening current account deficits in the region by making imports more expensive.