Example sentences of "[verb] from [n mass] billion to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1967 and 1974 net US receipts of profits and interest rose from $5.3 billion to $15.5 billion . |
| 2 | Between 1981/2 and 1988/9 real expenditure ( taking inflation into account ) on income-related benefits for lone parents rose from £1.4 billion to £3.2 billion ( DSS , 1990a ) . |
| 3 | Funds under management rose from £25 billion to £31 billion over the year . |
| 4 | MT 's 20 losers , whose collective worth dropped from £2.8 billion to £455 million , would no doubt agree |
| 5 | The final column reveals that there has been a continued accumulation of assets by the UK , but the variability of these net transactions is clearly considerable , ranging from £0.7 billion to £14.3 billion . |
| 6 | The revenue lost through exempting the sale of an individual 's home from capital gains has risen from £1.5 billion to £2.6 billion since 1979 . |
| 7 | In that regard , the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire will be aware that since we took office in 1979 the expenditure has risen from £4.5 billion to more than £12 billion . |
| 8 | Estimates vary from £1.5 billion to £4 billion , depending on how popular the lottery is . |
| 9 | Total outstanding loans have fallen from $15.8 billion to $14 billion . |
| 10 | Tight cost control helped boost profits , despite lending reduced from £3.1 billion to £2.7 billion and net receipts which fell to £893 million , from £1.13 billion . |
| 11 | Data General 's annual revenues dipped from $1.36 billion to $1.31 billion , and net losses deteriorated from $15.5 million to $120 million , reflecting a restructuring charge of $80 million . |
| 12 | Turnover dipped from £1.98 billion to £1.9 billion . |
| 13 | ICI shrugged off a decision by house broker Hoare Govett to pull its current year forecast back within the market average ( cutting from £1.04 billion to £900m pre-tax ) , the shares ending the session 9 higher at £12.58 . |
| 14 | Over the year , despite a fall in gross mortgage lending from £9.1 billion to £8.3 billion and a drop in net lending from £3.9 billion to £3.3 billion , the Halifax increased its share of the mortgage market to 18 per cent . |
| 15 | On a current-cost accounting basis , BG 's pre-tax profits fell from £1.5 billion to £1.2 billion , before allowance of £320 million for exceptional charges , including the additional 3,200 job lay-offs announced yesterday . |
| 16 | Japan 's current-account surplus fell from $87 billion to $80 billion . |
| 17 | Between 1970 and 1984 , Latin America 's foreign debt mushroomed from $21 billion to $360 billion , the bulk of it owed to Western banks . |
| 18 | Between March 1987 and March 1990 direct investment in the EC grew from $6.5 billion to $42 billion . |
| 19 | Since 1983 , the company 's revenues have climbed from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in 1989 , and profits have tripled to $242m . |
| 20 | Those on investments in OPEC increased from $2.6 billion to $6.1 billion over the same period . |
| 21 | Fourth quarter sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.8 billion , including sales of Apollo equipment . |