71.   The coalition contends various changes in pay phone regulation and toll-free calling habits have cost owners billions.

72.   The constitution does not oblige presidential elections to cost billions of dollars, nor does it actively discourage adults from exercising their franchise.

73.   The changeover will cost billions, but it should also deliver major benefits.

74.   The damage cost billions and affected nearly five states.

75.   The failure of hundreds of Internet and technology companies across the country has cost investors billions of dollars.

76.   The group asserts that the bill would cost billions of dollars throughout the health care system and force millions of people to lose their health coverage.

77.   The money, he and others said, could be better used to rebuild and improve the subway and PATH commuter systems downtown, projects costing billions of dollars.

78.   The most questionable regulations tend to be those controlling minute quantities of toxic emissions, some of which cost billions of dollars for each life assumed to be saved.

79.   The report disputes claims by record labels that networks like Napster are costing them billions of dollars.

80.   The plan, which is the culmination of almost eight years of discussion and debate, will cost billions of dollars and take almost two decades to implement fully.