Example sentences of "[art] pound " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie approached Godfrey and said over his shoulder , ‘ I made it by the pound cake method . |
| 2 | Will the pound sterling be done away with , the last relic of that ancient monetary system of shillings , pennies and guineas ? ’ |
| 3 | Analysts expect the pound to come under renewed pressure in the run-up to Thursday 's Bundesbank meeting , which will decide whether and by how much to raise West Germany 's key Lombard interest rate . |
| 4 | The withdrawal of the pound note with Sir Isaac Newton leaves no place in the nation 's pockets for science . |
| 5 | In fact , almost everything before seven is business news with men in suits watching over the pound like doctors : ‘ And the latest news from Tokyo — it seems to be a little better . |
| 6 | But the pound will face another test on Thursday when the Bundesbank council meets . |
| 7 | Sterling calmer : The pound won respite from last week 's onslaught partly due to confirmation that retail sales were subdued last month and as fears of a rise in interest rates faded . |
| 8 | THE POUND won some respite yesterday from last week 's onslaught partly due to confirmation that retail sales were subdued last month and as fears of an imminent rise in base rates faded . |
| 9 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 10 | The Bank is known frequently to support the pound in the forward market . |
| 11 | It is thought that in January the Bank sold pounds nine months forward when it was engaged in the task of restraining the pound 's advance . |
| 12 | And any such maturing sales would mask the extent of support for the pound last month . |
| 13 | But the Chancellor may be looking and hoping further ahead , to Friday 's US employment report and the possibility that a bit of a dollar rebound might haul the pound up against the mark . |
| 14 | The pound eased 0.39 pfennigs to close at DM3.0283 in London and a stronger dollar pushed it down 1.3 cents to $1.6050 . |
| 15 | Mr Kinnock predicted that by 1992 and the advent of the single European market , the pound would be part of the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System . |
| 16 | Page 29 Pound pressure : The Bank of England spent $1bn as the pound came under attack when it became clear that an increase in West German rates today is a virtual certainty . |
| 17 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 18 | Despite aggressive and highly visible intervention , which market estimates put between $750m and $1bn , the pound lost 1.8 pfennigs to close at DM3.0102 , after sinking to DM3.009 at one stage . |
| 19 | Throughout the day the Bank sold both dollars and European currency units almost continuously in an effort to shore up the pound . |
| 20 | On the trade-weighted index , the pound fell 0.3 points to 90.9 . |
| 21 | Although the dollar ended lower against most other currencies in London , it finished unchanged at $1.6045 against the pound . |
| 22 | The US Federal Reserve , the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England all stepped into the markets to defend the pound . |
| 23 | Her comments on interest rates had little impact on financial markets but they appeared to underscore the Government 's commitment to holding up the pound . |
| 24 | The leading central banks are expected to redouble their efforts to push down the dollar once the German decision is announced — something which may ease pressure on the pound if it changes the focus of attention in the foreign exchange markets . |
| 25 | But yesterday 's sales of Ecus highlighted the conflict between official efforts to defend the pound and weaken the dollar . |
| 26 | The Bank 's sales of Ecus for pounds were intended to shore up the pound against the mark , without resorting to outright sales of the German currency . |
| 27 | The Government could not risk the pound by allowing the return on mark ( and franc ) assets to rise relative to the return on sterling assets . |
| 28 | The Bank was tipped off by the West Germans shortly before the decision was announced , and evidently decided it would have to follow suit or risk a damaging run on the pound . |
| 29 | The pound , which has been under intense selling pressure for most of the past seven trading days , rallied 2.4 pfennigs to close in London at DM3.0342 . |
| 30 | City economists welcomed the decision to raise rates and defend the pound 's value , which they expect to subdue inflation more effectively . |