41.   Should France not be allowed to adopt the euro, as the new currency will be called, the damage to its economic prospects would be substantial.

42.   Still, the pound continues to drop against the dollar and the euro on expectations that the Labor government will push to adopt the euro.

43.   That argument is having a particular impact in Denmark, which is considering whether or not to adopt the euro as its currency.

44.   The biggest savings will be found in countries that have adopted the euro such as France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium.

45.   The chief executive of a leading machinery company says that in five years his company will adopt the euro.

46.   The Danish vote could discourage major economies, such as Britain and Sweden, from adopting the euro, while weaker economies in eastern Europe would join in.

47.   The differences in yields among European bonds have been gradually eroded by investors betting that it will be a large group of nations that adopt the euro on time.

48.   The government still expects the country to qualify to adopt the euro, he said.

49.   The EU monetary committee was also unable to agree on how to penalize nations that adopt the euro and then let their budget deficits slip.

50.   The initial non-problem was the idea that adopting the euro would encourage a binge of government borrowing.