1.   The agreement bound the country to a programme of land reform whose implementation would have cost billions of dollars.

2.   Yet fixing them will cost billions of dollars that local politicians can not raise from taxes.

3.   The report warns that stopping the dumping will cost billions of dollars.

4.   GCHQ has equipment costing billions of pounds, capable of intercepting millions of calls a year.

5.   An industry-commissioned study said a broader requirement could cost billions of dollars extra in line testing and installation of emergency cutoff valves.

6.   And building a new reactor would cost billions of dollars, he estimated.

7.   And his missile defense system will cost untold billions, alienate our allies and, even according to its proponents, may not work.

8.   And the Army did not include estimates for the cleanup of unexploded bombs, which could also cost billions of dollars.

9.   And some have said it is time to stop expanding the park system and to start spending more to maintain existing parks, where repairs costing billions are needed.

10.   And they still maintain it will cost billions of dollars that may be passed on to consumers.