Several tons of rock had to be dug out of the ground just to make one barrel of oil.

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On the main deck, crew members using a crane transferred several tons of steel beams and plating to the other ship.

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Yesterday, several tons of Zinfandel grapes from a Lodi, Calif.

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There is a central courtyard with landscaped walls, as well as a beach with several tons of sand imported from the Bahamas, chosen over local sand for its pinkish color.

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Inside the facility, soldiers conducted a room-by-room search and found several hundred tons of food.

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Presses with the force of several tons are required to cut through the material before pieces are draped, molded and steamed to form the helmet shell.

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"This test registered a yield of several hundred tons as opposed to several kilotons, as you would expect, " the official said.

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He and other researchers estimate six miles of shoreline is still affected by the spill and as much as a hundred tons of oil lingers in the Sound and will for several decades.

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The meteor was several yards in diameter and weighed around 10 metric tons, Russia's Academy of Sciences said in a statement.

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Over several months, that could add up to 50, 000 jellyfish weighing a total of two and a half tons.

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