The difference means billions for the rebuilding effort.
To flood-stricken citizens, the emergency disaster-relief bill meant billions of dollars in potential aid.
"But in the end, you'll love us for it because three more hours a week means billions for you in additional advertising revenues."
The effect of the Chinese decision could mean billions of dollars of lost sales for American companies.
It would have meant billions in retrofitting and redesign.
Victory could have meant billions in claims.
That means billions of dollars in extra cost for a medical system that already consumes more than 10 percent of the gross national product.
These undertakings were costly, but success could mean billions of dollars in profits.
And they could mean billions of dollars in royalties to the companies holding the patents to this wonder-disk technology.
Fixing maternity leave at 20 weeks would mean billions in budgetary costs throughout Europe.
