21.   He waived sanctions against Russia and France for pouring billions into Iranian gas fields.

22.   His phenomenal success had led investors to pour billions of dollars into what had been an obscure fund sold through Legg Mason, a brokerage firm based in Baltimore.

23.   In addition, the Japanese government has already poured billions of dollars of program money into the economy.

24.   In those heady days, the government and investors poured billions of dollars into the former East Germany to rebuild it.

25.   Its Republican leaders vowed to pour billions more into a military they said President Clinton had gutted.

26.   Meanwhile small investors in the U.S. pour billions of dollars into stocks, pushing the market to record highs.

27.   Most analysts do not think the switching business will stagnate, in part because foreign countries are pouring billions of dollars into new network equipment.

28.   Other critics say public works spending will pour billions of yen into ineffective construction projects such as roads, bridges and community halls in rural areas.

29.   Since the World Bank was pouring billions of dollars into development, it seemed only natural that it should do something about it.

30.   That will change only when mutual fund investors stop pouring in billions of bucks.