eliminating all collaborative energy projects with foreign countries.

changing old household appliances for new ones to conserve energy.

encouraging the exploration and production of oil and gas in its own soil.

adopting educational measures to teach the population how to save energy.

making more use of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar energy.

play a more influential role in the international financial order.

prevent recession biting their economies.

seek joint representation at institutions such as the World Bank.

stop using the dollar as their reserve currency.

tone down the radical positions of Russia and China.

Brazil, Russia, India and China to be known as the BRICs.

a fragmentation of international reserve currencies.

increasing reliance on the dollar as the reserve currency.

the BRICs to seek closer cooperation as a group.

a challenge to the significance of the BRICs as a group.

made short work of.

took a short cut to.

halted in its tracks over.

went over the top in.

did not go so far as.

BRICs attack the falling dollar.

BRICs summit advocates financial stability.

Emerging nations seek to set up new financial union.

BRICs in disarray over financial crisis.

Nations favour increased powers for the World Bank.

intends to promote the value of the dollar.

is behaving imprudently.

has taken action to deflate the dollar.

has decided to shun the dollar.

is concerned about the over-valued dollar.

first rose, then fell when commodity prices were slashed.

outstripped both the Canadian dollar and the Brazilian real.

remained stable, despite fears of a market crisis.

first fell, then stabilized after commodity prices went up.

remained unaffected by the financial crisis.

showed more impressive signs of financial recovery.

intervened to protect its own currency.

took more drastic action to stem the fall in the dollar.

gave sharp warning over rising oil prices.

watched the Canadian dollar rise with mild optimism.

little concern about the falling value of the dollar.

more concern than the US over the weakness of the dollar.

a benevolent desire to help the US in times of crisis.

an urge to promote the value of their own currencies.

a short-term desire to boost prices on their stock markets.

a rise of 54.5% in the value of the dollar.

a fall of 2% on the Brazilian stock market.

a drop of 7.5% in the dollar against the real.

an increase to $80 in the price of a barrel of oil.

a decrease of 3.8% in the value of the real.