by Chinese officials, some 190 nations and 50 international organizations are participating in the multi-billion dollar event.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

multi-billion dollar industry in Nashville, behind LA, Los Angeles,

几十亿美元的乡村音乐产业，仅次于洛杉矶

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The relentless criticism forced the government to send Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to Washington this week to convey the concerns to the sponsors of the multi-billion-dollar aid package.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

But the firms most often blamed for precipitating the crisis were colossal investment houses, mortgage institutions, and insurance corporations, many of which required multi-billion-dollar bailouts or government takeovers to stay afloat.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

In advance of President Obama's meeting this week with BP executives, the government is in discussions with the company on a multi-billion-dollar fund that would pay out on claims filed by individuals and businesses.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

It is not clear what it will be able to do to help revive energy talks with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, During negotiations in the Czech capital,Prague, the three natural-gas producing nations were not convinced by E.U.offers of more trade and stronger transport links in exchange for their participation in a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline, known as Nabucco.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11