1 by forty times:
The population had grown over fortyfold.
Sponsorship has multiplied fortyfold from about £500,000 10 years ago to about £20 million now.
Estimates for 1988–89 suggest that the cost will break through the £1 billion barrier for the year, representing a fortyfold increase in costs since 1980.
The figure of repossessions for this year represents a fortyfold increase.
