51.   But the North Koreans are demanding more money, saying they invested billions of dollars in nuclear power and deserve to be compensated for it.

52.   Can we tolerate the haze to spoil this when we have invested billions of ringgit in tourism projects?

53.   Foreign investors have been investing billions of dollars in Russia through Cyprus in recent years to take advantage of loopholes which exempted the profits and interest from double taxation.

54.   However, economic relations with Taiwan, which has invested billions of dollars in South Africa, are to remain in place, Mandela said.

55.   It quoted Unocal Thailand president Brian Marcotte as saying the company would invest billions of dollars to sustain its operations.

56.   One idea is aiming a lobbying campaign at governors of each American state where large Swiss companies have invested billions of dollars.

57.   Officials of British Petroleum, which has invested billions of dollars in ventures with state oil company Ecopetrol, said they were confident Colombia would respect its property.

58.   South Korean conglomerates have been investing billions of dollars in expanding production facilities to meet rising demand overseas for products such as cars and semiconductors.

59.   Taiwanese have invested billions of dollars in China.

60.   Technology firms, including Compaq, Ericsson, Motorola and Lucent, have set up shop outside the Manaus zone, investing billions of dollars.