    ‘Sentence 1: The MTA had argued it needed to  raise fares to close a two-year deficit it  estimated at different times ranged from less  than $1 billion to $ 2.8 billion .    Sentence 2 The MTA argued it needed to  raise fares to close a two-year deficit it    emote £ different times , to be $ 952  million or $ 28 billion .  .    ~