Example sentences of "million over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new settlement represents a net increase of $25 million over the previously-agreed total [ see ED nos. 45 and 46 ] , which was rejected by the Alaska House of Representatives as an inadequate reflection of Exxon 's criminal liability . |
| 2 | The total cost of the plan was put at US$1,300 million over the five years , of which $740,000,000 would be sought from external sources . |
| 3 | With a total deal value of £960 million the fourth quarter was the strongest , showing an increase of £340 million over the third quarter but a rise of just £20 million over the corresponding period in the previous year . |
| 4 | Following the government retreat over the terms of the Directive in 1988 it was estimated that Anglian would have to spend £60-£70 million over the following 10 years to clean up the water supplies of Bedford and Norwich , along with a total 25 supplies that had been subject to derogations . |
| 5 | A total of 4.9 million low-paid — an increase of one million over the original 1992/3 beneficiaries — would pay the 20p rate of tax only in 1993/4 . |
| 6 | Conan suggests that Australia may have received £550 million from Britain in the period 1945–51 , South Africa perhaps £400 million over the same period . |
| 7 | For example , the number of visitors to the Department of the Environment 's Ancient Monuments rose from 6.8 million in 1960 to 15.4 million in 1972 ; visitors to National Trust properties also increased in number from 1.02 million to 3.9 million over the same period . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The manifesto contains a promise to invest £6,300 million over the next three years in the trunk road and motorway network , with concentration on the building of bypasses , a further 40 of which will be opened by 1995 . |
| 10 | As part of those programmes , on which we are committed to spend a further £1,400 million over the next three years , we are demolishing or redesigning tower blocks and deck access estates , rebuilding on a more human scale . |
| 11 | London Underground is planning to invest £3,500 million over the next three years . |
| 12 | We have now licensed well over a hundred cable TV networks and this new industry expects to invest £3,000 million over the next five years . |
| 13 | The Department of Energy 's research station at Harwell estimates that industry could exploit a heat pump market of between £500 million and £1000 million over the next 10 to 15 years . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It intends to spend £1 million over the next five years on this , and other polymer research . |
| 16 | The infusion of cash to the Antarctic should be worth A$50 to 80 million over the next four to five years and will open up the continent to direct flights from Australia . |
| 17 | Under the electronics plan , government and industry ( including foreign firms in Prance like IBM ) should spend £12000 million over the next five years . |
| 18 | According to reports in the metals industry the government plans to spend about £100 million over the next six months . |
| 19 | The scheme , costing £45 million over the next three years , will see the creation of children 's clubs , childminding facilities and extended classes after school and during long holidays . |
| 20 | Spending on grant-maintained school buildings will top £500 million over the next three years , while overall capital spending should be maintained in real terms . |
| 21 | Britain 's involvement could cost up to £90 million over the next year . |
| 22 | BBC chiefs must cut costs by £20 million over the next six months after the discovery of an accounting mix-up . |
| 23 | But has proposed that NASA spend an additional $ 550 million over the next four years on civil aviation research , raising the government 's level of support beyond the limit if , as seems likely , sales remain stagnant . |
| 24 | The BMFT is allocating DM250 million over the next eight years to support six to eight interdisciplinary research centres . |
| 25 | The appeal aims to raise £2 million over the next five years both to preserve the countryside and to finance education work in the area . |
| 26 | For that reason , we are spending more than £100 million over the next three years to provide accommodation for young single people . |
| 27 | That is estimated to cause a shortfall of £50 million over the next three years , which will eventually and inevitably make the problem worse . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The scheme could provide nearly 800 shelters at a cost of £1.8 million over the next three years . |
| 30 | $1,800 million over the next five years . |