That's the number 12 followed by 12 zeroes,or roughly $40,000 for every man,woman and child living in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

She says the number of people staying with host families has significantly increased to at least 40,000.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

"If you see a number of scores on a hundred point scale on the 40,50,60 range that suggests that people are moving back and forth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Despite Pakistan's public objections, the United States has sharply increased the number of drone strikes in the last year, with more than 40 since the beginning of 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

Today,the number is still 40 percent. Part of the problem is that a number of big importers, such as China and Japan, are not doing enough to stop the import and sale of illegal timber.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28