Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] from [n mass] billion [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Total outstanding loans have fallen from $15.8 billion to $14 billion . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In America , bottled-water sales have grown from $1.2 billion in 1983 to $2.6 billion in 1989 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Since 1983 , the company 's revenues have climbed from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in 1989 , and profits have tripled to $242m . |