What was it like to have the duty to protect billions of them?
In the case of sea-fishes it is becoming increasingly recognized that the millions of cod fry which are annually turned out of the American, Newfoundland and Norwegian hatcheries are but an insignificant fraction of the billions of fry which are naturally produced.
The grouping method introduces multiplication into the definition of large numbers; but this, from the teacher's point of view, is not now such a serious objection as it was in the days when children were introduced to millions and billions before they had any idea of elementary arithmetical processes.
This Government has poured billions of pounds into providing ICT equipment for schools.
Jan 2006 The world bank estimates the cost of fighting bird flu will reach billions of dollars.
