51.  Another rate increase is likely before founder members of a European currency union are selected in April or May next year, analysts and investors said.

52.  As a result, he said, Asian authorities and investors are shying away from European currencies, bonds and other assets.

53.  As a practical matter, exchange rates among European currencies have varied little for more than a year.

54.  As European nations are the least affected by the current Asia market turmoil, investors flocked to buy European currencies and assets as safe havens, traders said.

55.  Appliance maker Whirlpool said swings in European currency values, coupled with sluggish sales, will damage overseas earnings.

56.  As an emotional issue, fox hunting for millions of Brits far outstrips such mundane election campaign questions as whether the country should join the planned European single currency.

57.  As European nations are the least affected by the current Asian market turmoil, investors flocked to buy European currencies and assets as safe havens, traders said.

58.  As Italian political concerns waned, the lira rallied against the mark, hauling other European currencies up with it.

59.  At the time, the government was struggling to satisfy the strict fiscal requirements for taking part in the new European currency, the euro.

60.  BAA said sales were driven by more people flowing through its airports and the weakness of the pound against other European currencies.