61.  But that can be expensive, since the companies borrowed heavily to make acquisitions before the Asian currency collapse and are now paying sky-high interest rates.

62.  But that goal may now will have to wait, thanks to the Asian currency crisis.

63.  But the troubled Asian currencies fell so steeply that nations quickly ran out of reserves.

64.  But with hindsight from the Asian currency mess, it appears that the best way to get from here to there may not be the most direct way.

65.  By fixing its currency at a time when other Asian currencies are rising, Malaysia is suddenly very competitive.

66.  By early January, Asian currencies were in free-fall, and Peregrine officials were casting about for a way to dig themselves out from an ever-bigger hole.

67.  Canadian stocks tumbled for a fourth day as weakening Asian currencies and slumping markets threatened to damp global economic growth.

68.  Canadian stocks tumbled for a fourth day as weakening Asian currencies and slumping markets in the region threatened to damp global economic growth.

69.  Cars imported from South Korea and Japan are getting cheaper as Asian currencies plunge.

70.  Certainly, there was no immediate reaction today on the metals markets as both Asian currencies and stock markets plummeted.