Federal officials said the new coverage decision could increase Medicare spending by several billion dollars a year.

I'd been paid again, and my debt had increased by eight dollars.

Whatever your salary is now, I will increase it by ten thousand dollars.

It has thus increased its oil revenues by several billion dollars a year, according to Egyptian estimates.

He also predicted that the city's pension costs are likely to increase by a billion dollars next year.

Lawmakers are paid $57,500 a year, although many of them also have leadership posts that can increase their salaries by several thousand dollars.

The state will increase student aid by several million dollars so that an extra 2,600 students can receive grants and loans.

Earlier this year, the Mayor proposed increasing the school system's budget by several hundred million dollars, for computers, books and reading programs.

"Those owners immediately cut their promotions budget, so we increased ours by a million dollars," he said.

Only four heirs remain; and the estate has increased by a million dollars under my administration.