1.   By the same token, though, foreigners who export to the United States need fewer dollars to make the same profits in their weakened currencies.

2.   Even in Canada and Australia, where no recession is in sight, the weakened currencies will mean growing trade deficits and inflationary pressure as import costs rise.

3.   Japan, mired in an economic slump and a weakened currency, is the largest buyer of U.S. agricultural products.

4.   Profits made in the weakened currencies translate into lower profits when converted to dollars.

5.   The economy is hobbled by a huge foreign debt, a wounded banking system and the severely weakened currency.

6.   To prop up the value of their weakened currencies, governments in Southeast Asia have lifted interest rates in recent weeks to entice new investors.

7.   To prop up the value of their weakened currencies, governments in Southeast Asia lifted interest rates in recent weeks to entice new investors.

8.   To support the value of their weakened currencies, governments in Southeast Asia raised interest rates in recent weeks to entice new investors.

9.   To support the value of their weakened currencies, governments in Southeast Asia have raised interest rates in the past two months to entice new investors.

10.   U.S. export growth, however, is almost certain to slow in the months ahead, Shipley said, reflecting the troubled economies and weakened currencies across Asia.