31.   A strong dollar hurts American exporters by making their products more expensive in Japan.

32.   A strong mark makes German products more expensive in the Japanese market.

33.   A strong U.S. currency hurts American exporters by making their products more expensive in Japan.

34.   A stronger dollar could expand the trade gap by making Japanese exports less expensive in the American market.

35.   A stronger dollar hampers U.S. exports by making them more expensive in foreign-currency terms.

36.   A stronger dollar makes U.S. exports more expensive in yen terms and Japanese exports cheaper in dollar terms.

37.   A stronger dollar widens the trade imbalance by making U.S. exports more expensive in Japan and Japanese exports cheaper in the U.S.

38.   A stronger yen could curb the trade gap by making Japanese exports more expensive in the American market.

39.   A rising dollar expands the imbalance by making Japanese exports cheaper in the U.S. and U.S. exports more expensive in Japan.

40.   A rising mark hurts the German economy -- struggling to emerge from a protracted economic slump -- by making its exports more expensive in foreign currency terms.