Let's repeat that: four hundred and forty seven billion pounds.

BBC: Scottish independence: Fjords flowing with funds

One study cited by federal health officials estimates that, in 2008, obesity cost the U.S. a hundred and forty-seven billion dollars in health-care charges and resulted in about three hundred thousand deaths.

NEWYORKER: Snacks for a Fat Planet

Three hundred and forty-seven employees received more than 50% of their base salary in overtime.

WSJ: Debra Burlingame: The 9/11 Memorial Museum Held Hostage

Its first edition is seven hundred and forty-two pages long, and much of it has to do with small questions of spelling and pronunciation.

NEWYORKER: The English Wars

The decision was pragmatic: he was so popular that he handily raised more money than John McCain, ultimately spending a record-breaking seven hundred and forty-five million dollars.

NEWYORKER: Schmooze or Lose

She returned and counted off seven hundred and forty-two rupees.

NEWYORKER: The Elephant

He was forty-six at the time, and built like Anderson: five feet seven, about two hundred pounds.

NEWYORKER: King of Walks