81.   Measures he will be forced to take within the next three months or so could jeopardise the decade-old policy of a strong franc.

82.   On Wednesday French Finance Minister Jean Arthuis stood by the French policy of maintaining a strong franc.

83.   Some investors have interpreted this as signifying that Chirac might, if elected, ease the policy of sustaining a strong franc.

84.   The franc fell and Chirac was obliged to make a statement committing himself to a strong franc.