Critics say $8 billion will start many small projects but won't finish them.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

He founded Whitebox Advisors in 2000 -so that's eight years ago -and it is now up to $1.8 billion assets under management.

他于2000年创立了白盒顾问,也就是8年前,现在这家公司成长为,资产管理规模高达18亿的公司

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The Aynak copper mines have billion dollars but they going to make 8 billion dollars.

在阿富汗艾娜克铜矿投资了十亿多,但也能够赚到八十亿。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Ayumi Konishi, the Asia Development Bank's regional manager for Vietnam, says the government's success in steadying the economy has largely rested upon an $8.5 billion stimulus package.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Iron or steel, 800 million tons, almost a billion tons of steel.

铁或钢，每年8亿吨，几乎接近10亿的钢产量。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

In 2008,airlines suffered a loss of nearly $8.5 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28