Example sentences of "million over a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Department of Defence announced on Jan. 11 , 1990 , that it was to streamline its weapons procurement system in a move to save $39,000 million over a five-year period ; the changes , it said , would involve some 42,000 job losses among the 600,000 staff currently engaged in some 15,000,000 transactions a year . |
| 2 | The protracted budgetary negotiations involving the administration and a group of Republican and Democrat legislators on Sept. 30 produced a draft agreement for fiscal 1991 which aimed at reducing the budget deficit by $500,000 million over a five-year period . |
| 3 | Mr Sefton said : ‘ It is absolutely vital that Stockton wins because the bid will bring in around £100 million over a five-year period for the regeneration of the town . |
| 4 | Des McNulty , who chairs Strathclyde 's local government reorganisation subcommittee , said : ‘ Imagine the number of additional teachers , policemen and home helps we could employ if the Government were prepared to give us even £500 million over a five-year period . |
| 5 | The club 's financial performance has been shattered by the incurring of revenues expenditure approaching £1 million over a two-year period to make good various defects , including gas leaks , to the new Bedser Stand and Ken Barrington Centre . |
| 6 | On Nov. 18 the US Defence Secretary , Richard Cheney , announced a plan to reduce US defence spending by USdollars 180,000 million over a three-year period . |