31.   However, he acknowledged that Germany was anxious to recover billions of dollars owed by Iran to German manufacturers since the time of the Shah.

32.   In January, Venezuela sued to recover billions for treating sick smokers.

33.   Prosecutors are seeking to recover billions of dollars that they describe as ill-gotten Marcos gains, but the Marcos family has denied any wrongdoing.

34.   Sales of T-shirts, mugs, toys, pins and products with the rights to use Olympic symbols all help recover the billions of dollars spent on preparations.

35.   The commission was formed to recover billions of dollars of alleged ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his associates.

36.   The federal lawsuit seeks to recover billions spent by Medicare and other federal programs to treat illnesses caused by smoking.

37.   The legal action seeks to recover billions spent by Medicare and other federal programs to treat illnesses caused by smoking.

38.   The Justice Department urged a federal judge Monday to reconsider an earlier decision not to let the government sue the tobacco industry to recover billions spent treating sick smokers.

39.   The Justice Department is suing major tobacco companies to recover billions of dollars taxpayers have spent on smoking-related health care.

40.   The way Attorney General Janet Reno explained it, the government has a duty to sue cigarette makers to recover billions of dollars taxpayers have spent treating sick smokers.