Sentence examples for A substantial inheritance from inspiring English sources

A substantial inheritance funds his travels.

One surprising result from the research is the number of self-made multi-millionaires far outstrips those who inherited their money or built a fortune on a substantial inheritance, by roughly two to one.

John Quincy Adams, he was enabled by a substantial inheritance to travel extensively in Europe, the Middle East, and India.

The D'Alessandros asked legislators to repeal the statute of limitations after learning that Joan's convicted killer, who has been paroled, received a substantial inheritance.

But it must be more than a wealth-protection scheme for those lucky enough to look forward to a substantial inheritance.

Marsh himself received a substantial inheritance after Peabody's death in 1869, which spared him the necessity of receiving a salary from Yale — and doing the teaching to earn it.

Born in 1769 into an aristocratic Prussian family in Berlin, Humboldt discarded a life of privilege and spent his substantial inheritance on a dangerous five-year exploration of Latin America.

The motive was twofold: Mr. and Mrs. Overell's dislike of Bud Gollum, and Beulah Louise Overell's expected substantial inheritance.

Swedish King John III and Stefan Batory allied against Ivan IV in December 1577, despite problems caused by the death of Sigimund which meant that the issue of the substantial inheritance due to John's wife, Catherine had not been resolved.

Following his death in 1869, her substantial inheritance and many political connections allowed her free rein to travel and pursue her passion for painting.

An heir to the Jones & Laughlin steel fortune, Phillips (1886-1966) devoted a substantial amount of his inheritance to creating the collection, Mr. Gates said.