31.   Beijing spends untold billions of dollars it gets from foreign trade building up its immense armed forces and system of police repression.

32.   BellSouth is the largest investor, spending billions of dollars on licenses and networks.

33.   Billions are spent to put a road beneath ground.

34.   Boeing is unwilling to spend billions on developing a new airplane for such a small market.

35.   Boston, for example, is spending billions of dollars building underground interstates to accommodate increasing traffic.

36.   A divided Thai government spent billions to prop up the baht before conceding today.

37.   A number of readers pointed out that state and federal authorities spend billions of dollars annually destroying pot plants and arresting marijuana growers and users.

38.   Across the nation, cities, and team owners are spending billions of dollars on new sports facilities.

39.   Across the U.S., cities, and team owners are spending billions of dollars on new sports facilities.

40.   After spending billions of dollars on the facility, Lilco could never obtain government approval of an evacuation plan for the area in case of a nuclear accident.