In March,the court fined a former Herms saleswoman $7.5 million (U.S.) for selling fake crocodile-skin bags, several years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.04.23

The median price of a home today is just over $200,000 in the U.S.

目前美国一处住宅的中间价,就是20万美元多一点

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And because of the alleged fraud, in late January, the U.S.government suspended $7 million from the Education Sector Support Program.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

The U.S.has also pledged an additional $10 million for the construction of five new UNRWA schools in the Gaza Strip.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

In the meantime, the U.S.federal deficit exceeded $1 trillion last year, and is projected to do so again this year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Federal Reserve officials announced a plan to purchase up to $300 billion in long-term U.S.government bonds to bolster the nation's economy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

While much of that wood is produced in American forests, The U.S.imports about $40 billion worth of timber each year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

The accounts are believed to hold as much as $18 billion in undeclared assets that until now were hidden from U.S.taxes.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

The U.S.Embassy announced at the ceremony that it would donate $120 million during the next two years to help meet this need.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

The $10-billion U.S.missile defense program involves a combination of systems designed to detect and intercept missiles coming from short,medium and long distances.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

The U.S.has agreed to establish a $147 million dollar fund to help cotton farmers in Brazil and other countries improve their production.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

She also signed an agreement boosting U.S.assistance to fight HIV-AIDS in Angola from $7 million to $17 million.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

U.S.officials say,in addition to the refueling operation, Japan has contributed $2 billion worth of aid to Afghanistan during the last eight years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Mr.Obama is proposing reforms to the U.S.health care system that would cut the costs of key programs by an estimated $313 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.06.13

The U.S.government estimates NASA boosted Florida's economy by around $4billion in 2008, and generated more than 40,000 jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

The U.N.Conference on Trade and Development says eco-fashion brings in between $150 million and $200 million a year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

The Palm Bay Police Department is one of only seven agencies to receive a $30,000 grant from the U.S.government to experiment with aviation.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The U.S.Centers for Disease Control reports that obesity costs at least $147 billion annually, and that figure is based on data from 2006.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

The WTO agreed,and gave Brazil the right to $260 million dollars worth of U.S.intellectual property this year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

They are on a trial basis at the moment." Fewer than two dozen U.S.airports possess full body scanners, which cost about $170,000 each.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Spokesman Kelly said U.S.exports of food,lumber and medical items to Cuba exceeded $700 million last year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The Obama administration has already promised to double the non-military U.S.foreign aid budget to $50 billion a year by 2012 and Clinton's speech offered no new commitments.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

The central bank also announced that it would purchase up to $750 billion of additional mortgage-backed securities, which lost value with the collapse of the U.S.housing market.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

The original bill allocated but legislators decided to raise the amount to $50 million after hearing the U.S.Congress voted to set aside $50 million for broadcasting to Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Clinton pledged more than $50 million in U.S.aid on top of an annual program exceeding $200 million for debt relief, food aid, counter-narcotics programs and job-creating road projects.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

Also,the president mentioned Friday's U.S.Treasury Department announcement that the bailout of some U.S.industries will likely cost less than $90 billion, down from the original estimate of $500 billion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.24

The U.S.Department of Energy gave the Vehicle Research Institute a $500,000 grant to improve the biogas refining process and then demonstrate whether the fuel can be cost-competitive in cars.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The U.S.Congress earlier this month unanimously approved the $7.5 billion aid package to help Pakistan improve health, education and security in the wake of rising militancy in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In the 2011 U.S.federal budget, both NASA and the EPA propose to spend more than $146-million on programs to increase student and teacher proficiency in science and technology disciplines.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

Ambassador Goosby also administers the U.S.President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which provided Ethiopia an additional $350 million in AIDS prevention and treatment funding during the last fiscal year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15