1.  The idea was common currency in European political life.

2.  The story that she was trapped in a loveless marriage became common currency.

3.  Adherence to a common currency would not be a prerequisite for joining the union.

4.  Will the UK be left behind as the majority of other countries in the ERM use a common currency?

5.  A common currency and a European Central Bank are necessary for a fully integrated European market.

6.  Do bear in mind that what is common currency in your department will mean nothing to anybody else.

7.  Although most French citizens support the principle of a common currency, austerity measures introduced this year to ensure France qualifies have met with widespread protests.

8.  Ancient buildings were less numerous than sculptures, but they, too, became common currency throughout Europe.

9.  Analysts also expect Bundesbank rate policy to support efforts toward a European common currency by providing an anchor for interest rates in neighboring European Union countries.

10.  Analysts predict the common currency will tend to depreciate against the dollar and the yen, helping European exporters by making their goods cheaper in the U.S. and Japan.