Example sentences of "of dollars [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ban is expected to be part of a series of new measures to tighten control of the illegal horticultural business which is worth billions of dollars a year . |
| 2 | In fact , it could be said that the only women these days who sport one single fragrance , all the time , are those famous glamour-pusses — Joan Collins , Elizabeth Taylor , Paloma Picasso , and so on — who are paid several millions of dollars a year to endorse a ‘ signature ’ scent , on condition they never allow gossipy fellow lunchers in smart restaurants to get an illicit whiff of ‘ Chanel No 5 ’ as they swan by . |
| 3 | Only just out of their teens , they can — and do — earn millions of dollars a year , mostly with exclusive contracts to international cosmetic and fashion houses . |
| 4 | ‘ The allocation of millions of dollars a year in research funds was an informal backroom affair among compatible technocrats , high-priced consulting firms , and politicians , conducted outside the glare of public scrutiny . ’ |
| 5 | Later he would travel to France and England , where he met with more senior BCCI officials as he tried to make arrangements to launder millions of dollars a month . |
| 6 | Northern Telecom helps shift billions of dollars a day . |
| 7 | In America the tourist industry grosses billions of dollars a year . |
| 8 | Such costs compare with many tens of billions of dollars a year saved in wages and productivity which would have been lost due to sickness caused by air pollution and for the annual benefits ( reduced medical treatment ; less damage to buildings , crops and forests ) to the nation as a whole of a less polluted society . |
| 9 | It assaults buildings and … costs millions of dollars every year . |
| 10 | ‘ Listen , ’ he said crossly , ’ I 'm as sorry for those people as the next guy but this country spends millions of dollars every year on overseas aid and expertise . |