Word: multibillion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...line combat and transport aircraft to sanctuary in Iran. Allied planes then flew 80,000 sorties virtually unhindered and lost only 36, dramatically fewer than the 200 the coalition command had braced for. Asked how Saddam might have made better use of his multibillion-dollar air force, a U.S. Air Force general says, "Could have flown...
...tough-minded Cheney shot down a program that had been expected to produce 620 of the high-tech stealth aircraft at a cost of $57 billion, he implicitly emphasized another military reality of the 1990s: the U.S. simply cannot afford many of the multibillion-dollar weapons systems that were started during Reagan's $2 trillion defense buildup and now continue to escalate in price...
...into the stratosphere. Such a cloud has the potential to screen sunlight, reduce temperatures and damage crops throughout the northern hemisphere. Not all experts agree with the grim forecasts, contending that Kuwaiti oil fields are too far apart to combine into one conflagration. If only some wells blow, the multibillion-dollar task of extinguishing the fires would be unlike any previous disaster. Much of Kuwait's crude lies close to the surface and could continuously feed the flames. Ensuing fire storms, producing temperatures exceeding 160 degreesF, could keep fire fighters at bay for a year. "Leaders involved in the conflict...
State officials contend that Scheme Z is the only workable way to implement their multibillion dollar plan to construct a new Central Artery underneath Boston, and Secretary of Environmental Affairs John DeVillars is scheduled to rule on the project on January...
...industry is being hit harder by gushing crude prices than the airlines. Loaded with debt after a string of mergers, takeovers and multibillion-dollar orders for new aircraft, U.S. carriers are reeling under the one-two punch of explosive fuel costs and a recessionary slowdown in air travel. Says Stephen Wolf, head of United Airlines: "Fourth-quarter projections for the industry are nothing short of alarming...