1.   The United States responded by informally requesting her partners to use restraint in exercising their right to convert dollars into gold.

2.   And that means the Japanese can lower prices in the U.S. without sacrificing much yen when they convert dollars to their native currency.

3.   Because he never converted dollars into pounds, he said, he never actually saw any profit from the change in exchange rates.

4.   A gaining dollar also helped exporters as weaker local currency means better profits when dollars are converted.

5.   A government pledges to convert each dollar into a fixed amount of gold.

6.   A stronger dollar makes Porsche cars more competitive in the U.S. and means the company repatriates more money when it converts its dollars back into marks.

7.   A rising deficit means foreign companies will have to convert more dollars into foreign currencies to repatriate profits.

8.   A stronger U.S. currency helps Japanese exporters because it makes their products more competitive overseas and increases profits when dollars are converted back into yen.

9.   A stronger U.S. currency helps Japanese exporters by making their products more competitive overseas and increasing profits when dollars are converted back into yen.

10.   A strong dollar helps German exporters by making their goods cheaper abroad and increasing their earnings when they convert their dollars to marks.