Companies raise billions of dollars by issuing securities in what is known as the primary market.

The problem is raising billions of dollars needed to shift a gasoline-reliant economy toward using more natural gas.

The banks have been under intense pressure to raise billions of dollars by 1992.

Selling our stake in the banks would raise billions too.

Governments look on it as an excuse to raise billions of pounds in taxes.

This is where governments borrow, raising billions from private investors.

He's a tough politician, and he can raise billions of dollars.

The agreement will force some banks to raise billions of dollars by the end of 1992.

And then they will have to raise billions of dollars to build the systems.

These would raise tens of billions each year while helping to clean up the environment and lower health-care costs.