Sentence examples for billion 1 from inspiring English sources

In 2007 the licit prescription drug costs amounted to SEK 32.8 billion (1 Swedish crown (SEK) ≈ 0.1 Euro) [ 4].

In preparation for sequencing, the DNA fragments were clonally amplified by emulsion PCR by using 1.6 billion, 1 μM beads with P1 primer covalently attached to the surface.

Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) have a profound economic effect on the health care system; estimated costs range from $496 million to >$1 billion (1, 2 ).

In 1990, an estimated US$5.6 billion was spent on development assistance for health while in 2011, estimates demonstrated a spending increase upwards of US$27.7 billion [1].

In 2013, the number of mobile subscribers reached 6.8 billion [1], of whom 1 billion were in rural areas (off-grid sites) [2].

In Europe, the total annual costs of pneumonia exceed €10 billion [ 1].

This led to a loss in the gross domestic product of €17.3 billion [ 1].

The annual cost of coccidiosis to the poultry industry worldwide has been estimated to exceed £2 billion [ 1].

In the United States, the treatment of fractures caused by OP is estimated to cost USD 15 billion [ 1].

Developing a new drug is difficult and takes on average of 13 years as well as US$1.8 billion [ 1].

The worldwide cost of dementia in 2009 was estimated to be US$422 billion [ 1].