The government's liability could total billions of dollars.

The money involved in this case represents just a fraction of that hoard, which may total tens of billions.

Then the country's fortunes are measured in projects totaling billions of dollars.

The net benefit to the economy totals tens of billions a year.

They want back rent, too - it must total billions by now.

But it closed off other claims that could have totaled billions.

The banks abandoned their challenge in May, opening the way for millions of people to receive compensation totalling billions of pounds.

This impounded liquid waste can sometimes total billions of gallons in a single facility.

But to turn up the heat on the governor, the Legislature has cut off all re-appropriations, totaling billions of dollars, effective Sept. 15.

But altogether, the tax breaks for special interests could total hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue losses over the next 10 years.