For 100 years, up to 1914, the sterling bond dominated world financial markets.
She has many sterling qualities, some of which were immediately apparent - like her forensic mind and scathing wit.
For some ideas, we talked with leading brand strategists about the techniques they've employed to build sterling reputations for some of the country's best selling, most beloved products.
"It is the catalyst for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide, the precursor of many organic chemicals. Its use in alloys in sterling (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper) and plated silverware, ornaments, and jewelry remains important;"
The banks were panicked into selling sterling.
A failed gilt auction, in particular, could send sterling tumbling.
The question is whether, or when, a further fall in sterling could turn into a rout.
Worrying parallels are seen between the dollar's recent fall and the decline of sterling as a reserve currency half a century ago.
Rhodium (Rh): Some white gold and sterling silver jewelry is plated with rhodium, which improves its appearance. It is also used in aircraft spark plugs, fountain pens and mammography systems.
He is a man of sterling character.
The local currency - the leone - was, at the time of independence almost 50 years ago, on a par with sterling.
The fall in the pound may have been disconcertingly large but it marks an overdue adjustment after a longperiod in which sterling was overpriced.
She converted her Renminbi into pound sterling.
The first is that foreigners are buying up Britain's most famous firms, and weak sterling may exacerbate the trend.
She lolls on the sofa and lulls herself with mulled beer or by mulling over how to make a mull of all dolls that dare to loll their heads on the shoulders of her sterling darling.
I maintain the title by the annual payment of twelve pounds sterling for a certificate.
What a sterling fellow he is!
His remarks raised fears of a harder economic landing for Britain than predicted and helped push sterling to new lows against the euro.
China may dream of a different world in which the yuan ranks alongside the dollar, euro, sterling and yen as a reserve currency.
The fall in sterling will also blunt deflationary pressures that might otherwise exacerbate the credit crisis, since when prices start falling the burden of debt rises in real terms.
Some of this is down to a plunge in sterling and will prove temporary.
The pound sterling has been climbing steadily all week.
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