31.   Congress approved a General Services Administration request after the bombing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to secure federal buildings.

32.   Congress, badly burned by spending hundreds of millions on failed computer systems for other agencies, wanted assurance from the bureau that the system would work.

33.   Conservative lawmakers apparently have gotten the message, agreeing to postpone major tax cuts while deciding how to spend hundreds of millions on public education.

34.   Diners are perfectly willing to spend hundreds of dollars for made-ahead menus, because in restaurants, they turn out sublimely.

35.   Dozens of charities have sprung from nowhere, raising and spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

36.   Despite the end of the cold war and crying social needs, the United States still spends hundreds of billions of dollars on defense.

37.   Despite the rampant malnutrition, he has spent hundreds of millions of dollars since the war on new marble-draped palaces.

38.   During his brief tenure, he has slashed expenses, lowered prices and spent hundreds of millions of dollars refurbishing stores.

39.   During his tenure, Schrock spent hundreds of millions of dollars on bells and whistles, including free Internet access, online shopping and a big marketing campaign.

40.   During that campaign, the CIA spent hundreds of millions of dollars training religious fighters and buying them modern weapons.