Example sentences of "to [noun] [adj] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was estimated that the cost to the public of rescuing the stricken industry could amount to $500,000 million over the next 30 years . |
| 2 | Those on investments in OPEC increased from $2.6 billion to $6.1 billion over the same period . |
| 3 | Funds under management rose from £25 billion to £31 billion over the year . |
| 4 | Babcock will give GPU up to $37 million over the next 10 years — but only in the form of rebates on orders that GPU places with the firm . |
| 5 | The Government have cut unemployment benefit 11 times since 1979 , making a cumulative ’ saving ’ — if I may use that word — at the expense of the unemployed , of £5 billion to £6 billion over the past decade . |
| 6 | The Committee was given a figure for new safety expenditure arising from the Cullen report of £850 million , perhaps rising even to £5,000 million over the next 10 to 15 years . |
| 7 | They charged $366 billion to general-purpose credit-cards last year , more than five times as much as in 1980 ; outstanding credit-card debt rose sevenfold to $177 billion over the decade . |
| 8 | The projected scheme of capping , which limits any council tax increase to £180 odd over the poll tax both favours the higher bands and are applied without any regard to need . |
| 9 | The Company is dedicated to achieving growth of at least 20 per cent a year in profits and earnings and this has seen its capitalisation soar from around £100 million to £1,450 million over the past 10 years . |
| 10 | If the Polish Government adheres to the IMF programme , further loans of up to $1.67 billion over the next 18 months will be available from the World Bank . |
| 11 | Exports were projected to rise by 76 per cent over the five years , from $388,000,000 in 1987/88 to $681,000,000 in 1992/93 , with imports rising 22 per cent to $1,450 million over the same period . |
| 12 | But Mr Delors had made it clear he wants the annual budget to rise to £73 billion over the next seven years . |
| 13 | Britain 's involvement could cost up to £90 million over the next year . |