When I got there, over half a billion dollars have been spent on research and development.

当我到那家公司时，超过5亿美元，已被用于研发上。

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McDonald's and other fast food companies spend over half a billion dollars a year on advertising and marketing kids meals — most of it on toys.

麦当劳和其他速食公司每年花在做广告和推销儿童食品上的费用不止5亿 - 大都花在玩具上。

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They begin looking over the figures and see that almost a half a billion dollars was funneled into Ecofield via federal grants for alternative fuel research.

他们开始调查账目金额，发现几乎有5亿美元的联邦补助金拨给了Ecofield，用来研究和开发可替代能源。

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It offers seven and a half billion dollars over five years to improve health, education and security.

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Since 2008, A123 has lost over half a billion dollars never coming close to making a profit.

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Lei has raised over half a billion dollars in capital but appears in no hurry to take the company public.

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"Corey's films have earned the industry over a half a billion dollars, and his work remains an inspiration to young artists worldwide, " Feldman told the TMZ website.

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