Meanings of given the billions in English

This is a concern given the billions spent on services for children and young people each year in the UK.

But the cost isn't so negligible given the billions spent, and the billions more required to field them in any substantial number.

Public outrage at high bonus payments has been especially high given the billions paid out to support the financial sector during the crisis.

It may seem an extraordinary statement to make, given the billions poured into cancer research by multinational pharma companies and medical research facilities.

That essentially confirms all those sequels are happening, not that it was ever really in doubt given the billions of dollars those movies have made.