| lira be | 2.96 | The lira is Italy. | ||
| lira fall | 2.24 | The lira fell in London. | ||
| lira rise | 0.99 | The lira rose against the mark. | ||
| lira lose | 0.79 | The lira has lost about a third of its value. | ||
| lira remain | 0.79 | But the lira remained fragile. | ||
| lira continue | 0.53 | The lira continued to plunge. | ||
| lira firm | 0.53 | The lira firmed thanks to a rise on the Italian bond market, analysts said. | ||
| lira suffer | 0.53 | The lira suffered from tensions within the ruling coalition government. | ||
| lira plunge | 0.46 | The Turkish lira he earned plunged in value against the dollar. | ||
| lira rejoin | 0.46 | Traders are expecting the lira to rejoin the European Monetary System this weekend. | ||
| lira gain | 0.39 | The Italian lira has gained on predictions that Dini may survive. | ||
| lira rally | 0.39 | Lira rallies. | ||
| lira hit | 0.33 | The lira has hit record lows against the German mark this week. | ||
| lira make | 0.33 | A cheaper lira would make Italian products more attractive to buyers. | ||
| lira slip | 0.33 | Later the lira slipped. | ||
| lira weaken | 0.33 | But the lira weakened on new worries about the duration of the Dini government. | ||
| lira hold | 0.26 | The lira held steady against the mark after reaching an all-time low Tuesday. | ||
| lira re-enter | 0.26 | Also fueling hopes for entry, French Finance Minister Jean Arthuis said the lira should re-enter ERM as soon as possible. |