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

BP's losses for the past quarter amount to some $17 billion, due to having to set aside more than $32 billion for costs linked to the oil spill off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

The $2.4 billion figure approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is $350 million less than last year's amount, which was set before the full effects of the world economic slump were known.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15