Sentences with phrase «several multibillion»

KERRY: In the last several years, the senator proposed or backed several multibillion - dollar programs to promote industrial innovation, in - cluding $ 10 billion for research to develop a system that uses hydrogen as a fuel.

The $ 234 billion in announcements for the month included several multibillion dollar M&A moves, most notably the $ 78.4 billion bid by Charter Communications to acquire Time Warner Cable (a deal that likely will face substantial regulatory scrutiny).

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This month has seen a spike in multibillion - dollar deals in biotech, with U.S. - based Celgene paying $ 9 billion for cancer specialist Juno Therapeutics, and several experts predicting a bumper year for M&A.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

The multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry has drawn increased scrutiny since last year, with the attorneys general of several U.S. states including New York, Illinois and Nevada questioning the legality of the games.

Several social media start - ups, valued in the multibillion - dollar range, are preparing to go public.

Several factors contribute to the undermining of breastfeeding: lack of understanding and education, including that of some doctors and hospitals; employment policies that don't support and encourage breastfeeding mothers; lack of general social support and education; and aggressive marketing campaigns waged by the multibillion dollar formula industry.

Several proposals in Washington right now including the changes to the Affordable Health Care Act, could mean multibillion dollar budget gaps for New York State.

Reducing emissions through energy efficiency With respect to its own multibillion - dollar portfolio of drilling operations, refineries and pipelines, Exxon Mobil said it «addresses the risk of climate change in several concrete and meaningful ways,» including through energy efficiency measures, deployment of less carbon - intensive technologies at its facilities and even the development of products that help consumers use energy more efficiently.

While several organizations like the World Bank, European agencies, nonprofit agencies and USAID have commissioned studies, experts yesterday acknowledged that no one has emerged with a systematic approach to understanding local climate change adaptation efforts or using them to inform the work of the multibillion - dollar Green Climate Fund.

The convergence of several factors explains the trend: cheaper genetic sequencing technologies, the discovery of new oncogenes (genes that can cause a normal cell to become cancerous), a new generation of computers and bioinformatics that can analyze vast amounts of data, and a multibillion - dollar effort by researchers inside and outside the pharma industry to develop targeted drugs and companion diagnostics for cancer.