Example sentences of "million for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is extraordinary that even though the Government found an extra £40 million for sport in the last Budget , which is near enough double the expenditure on sport year on year , Opposition Members criticise us and suggest that we are not providing the necessary resources for sport . |
| 2 | The government 's 1991 budget proposal [ see p. 37178 ] envisaged an allocation of $295,000 million for defence , a 2.6 per cent decrease on the 1990 actual level in real terms , and envisaged the closure of 35 domestic and 13 overseas military bases as well as the reduction of forces at a further 200 bases . |
| 3 | The law , which provided F437,800 million for defence equipment spending , was adopted on Dec. 18 , 1989 . |
| 4 | The second largest item of expenditure would be DM52,500 million for defence ( a fractional reduction on 1991 ) . |
| 5 | Ms Neill hopes to raise another $15 million for gallery improvements , such as refurbishing the Louis Kahn building , upgrading climate control , and exploring ways to increase gallery space . |
| 6 | But this is the first major announcement of aid for the drug industry , apart from £9 million for biotechnology research last month . |
| 7 | Stamp duty on most house sales was effectively suspended for eight months ; building societies and banks agreed to put up some £750-£1,000 million for rent-back or similar schemes to help mortgage payers who were in difficulties ; and legislation was to be introduced to make possible the direct payment of mortgage interest by the government to lenders where borrowers were in receipt of ( social security ) income support . |
| 8 | Of this sum , $7,600 million was targeted at law enforcement , $1,700 million at drug treatment and $1,400 million for drug prevention and education . |
| 9 | Out of total environmental lending of US$2,000 million for 23 projects approved last year , the Bank lent US$1,300 million for pollution control and the protection of the urban environment , US$521 million for natural resources management and US$173 million to help build up environmental protection institutions in developing countries . |
| 10 | That represents £7 million , which is made up of £1 million for inflation and £26 million for the garden festival , leaving only £3 million for all the valleys of south Wales . |
| 11 | There was also a charge of £9.59 million for trading losses incurred in 1992 before the withdrawal and £9.64 million for reorganisation of acquired businesses . |
| 12 | Scott said £1.9 million had been spent advertising DWA , compared with £6.4 million for DLA . |
| 13 | They were particularly impressed with the additional two and a half million for home care with the resources to go with it , together with the additional and also of course the eight hundred thousand for the er scheme . |
| 14 | You 'll also notice that we put a provision in there of half a million for expansion of packing cos we believe that we may need this erm with the production of the o you for the carry on . |
| 15 | Antwerp spends £20 million for Euro-event |
| 16 | Since then , Mr Soros has committed $100 million to bolster the collapsing science community in the former Soviet Union , provided $50 million for relief efforts in Bosnia , and loaned Yugoslav Macedonia $25 million . |
| 17 | The contract value was reported to include US$5,000 million for the 72 F-15s and US$2,100 million for support and spare parts , US$800 million for construction of infrastructure , US$400 million for munitions and US$120 million for training . |
| 18 | Mr Dayton currently co-chairs a committee seeking to raise $50 million for endowment a far cry from the $30,000 annual drives he remembers leading in the 1940s ! |
| 19 | When the estimated value of £472.6 million for whisky is added to the total of £351.3 million for other exports , the cumulative total comes to £823.9 million for Grampian exports — 9.6% of all Scottish exports . |
| 20 | The contract value was reported to include US$5,000 million for the 72 F-15s and US$2,100 million for support and spare parts , US$800 million for construction of infrastructure , US$400 million for munitions and US$120 million for training . |
| 21 | £30 million of the board 's money is accounted for by the CERN subscription , and a further £10 million goes on salaries and maintenance , leaving only £5 million for capital investment in vital equipment tailor-made for experiments at CERN and other laboratories . |
| 22 | This autumn sees the launch of a ten-year development drive which aims to generate £100 million for capital investment within the University . |
| 23 | That will cost about £37 million in bricks and mortar and another £10 million for equipment . |
| 24 | Pointing out that the changes are expected to raise £300 million for Government coffers in 1994 , Jonathan Peat , chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland , said : ‘ This must mean extra revenue is expected to be gained from North Sea development — and to that extent it must be bad news for the North Sea . ’ |
| 25 | The Public Power Corporation of Greece is already demanding compensation of £15.8 million for loss of generating capacity from recently completed hydroelectric power stations downstream on the Acheloos as a result of reduced water flow . |
| 26 | The country 's budget of £4 million for bus services in 1993–4 is exceeded by its education services budget of £5.5 million used partly for local bus service contracts and partly for purchasing seats on commercially run buses . |
| 27 | It was proposed that the budget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) should rise by $1,200 million to $14,700 million , including $175 million for design work on a new family of heavy lift rockets . |
| 28 | The Guardian of Aug. 2 reported that the government was to provide a further Fl650 million for energy conservation in addition to the Fl1,000 million already allocated annually for the programme . |
| 29 | He said the Government was providing £10 million for truancy projects in 74 local education authorities . |
| 30 | The US Government is also making available grants of $2.8 million for site selection and characterisation , but so far no Native American nation has taken up that offer . |