41.  Fuel is one of the largest expenses for airlines, and a strong currency translates into fewer profits when overseas earnings are repatriated.

42.  Germany insisted on that stiff requirement because of concerns about giving up its own strong currency, the mark.

43.  He said the issues that plagued IBM in the first half -- a strong currency, lower memory prices and product transitions -- will ebb in the months ahead.

44.  He said the euro must be a strong currency and Germany must signal to the rest of Europe it has no intention of softening the qualification targets agreed upon.

45.  Honda said its car sales fell in all overseas markets in the half year, in part because of the strong Japanese currency.

46.  Honda said its sales fell in all overseas markets in the half year, in part because of the strong Japanese currency.

47.  Hobbled by a strong currency, many shoe manufacturers are redirecting production away from exports to the domestic market.

48.  If only a core group of countries with strong currencies form a single currency, the Ecu will be a more risky investment than the euro.

49.  Invading armies and falling governments are not the usual recipe for a strong currency.

50.  Investors said a change in Argentine economic policy could affect Brazil, whose government also based an anti-inflation plan on a strong currency.