Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] from [n mass] billion [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pentagon 's procurement budget has fallen from $97 billion in 1985 to about $67 billion in the current fiscal year and further cuts are in prospect . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In the UK at the present time ( 1988 ) the balance of trade deficit has increased from £10.2 billion in 1987 to almost £20 billion in 1988 . |
| 5 | By 1983 the health budget had increased from £9.5 billion in 1979 to £15.5 billion . |
| 6 | Total outstanding loans have fallen from $15.8 billion to $14 billion . |
| 7 | Although Brazil is wallowing in stagflation , Brazilian exports to its partners have risen from $1.3 billion in 1989 to $1.1 billion in 1992 , while imports were unchanged at $1.2 billion . |
| 8 | In America , bottled-water sales have grown from $1.2 billion in 1983 to $2.6 billion in 1989 . |
| 9 | It is clear from the table that exports of goods and services have grown from £53 billion in 1977 to £159 billion in 1987 ( with a similar growth in imports ) , i.e. 11 per cent growth each year on average . |
| 10 | Under Mr Welch 's stewardship sales have increased from $26.8 billion in 1980 , the year before he took over , to $58.4 billion in 1990 , an annual growth rate of over 8% and a third better than inflation . |
| 11 | Since 1983 , the company 's revenues have climbed from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in 1989 , and profits have tripled to $242m . |