Assertion: british pound | /r/CapableOf | enter the erm
Facets:
value: with hopes
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Although it stood apart from European currencies, the British pound had shadowed the German mark in the period leading up to the 1990s, which unfortunately left Britain with low interest rates and high inflation.﻿﻿ Britain entered the ERM with hopes of keeping its currency above 2.7 German marks to the pound.