1. These currencies and others tied to sterling constituted the sterling area . 2. The sterling bloc should not be confused with the sterling area . 3. If our gold reserves disappear, the sterling area disintegrates. 4. Route 14A is an alternate route of Route 14 in the Plainfield and Sterling areas . 5. This arguably marked the end of the Sterling Area . 6. Fiji immediately joined the sterling area . 7. Half of British trade at that time was with the sterling area , and only a quarter with Western Europe. 8. Only goods that were considered essential could be imported from outside the sterling area ( Canada, Great Britain, Australia ). 9. In June 1972 the United Kingdom unilaterally ended its sterling area based exchange control laws and floated the pound sterling. 10. This had the principal effect of blocking outflows of capital to the other countries in the Sterling Area , notably Britain.
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