The phrase "a considerable sum to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant amount of money in relation to a specific purpose or recipient.
Example: "The company allocated a considerable sum to the development of new technology."
Alternatives: "a significant amount for" or "a large sum towards".
And there is also speculation that the new administration in Washington would be loath to spend such a considerable sum to help Mr. Cuomo save face and improve his chances of becoming governor.
Even if it fully embraces the proposal, Maine will have to come up with a considerable sum to sustain its existing pension plan, presumably through some combination of taxes and service cuts.
Earlier this month, it put down another £500,000 for the poet Ted Hughes's estate; his 6,000-volume 6,000-volumeearlibraryen sold for a considerable sum to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
She sent a memorable memo to the secretary of the company asking her to remove this middle name from the records as she had already paid a considerable sum to do likewise from her records at the University of Cape Town.
For almost 20 years Heineken, which is also sinking a considerable sum to promote its sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup which kicked off on Friday, has always featured a male everyman who gets caught up in an adventure with Bond in the big budget TV commercials.
Each man paid a considerable sum to sit there in the dark near the telephone.
A friend told him he could make 120 yuan an hour for the work (about $22)—a considerable sum in China, where a typical lunch costs 10 yuan.
Liberals, republicans, and the newly emerging socialists demanded wider or even universal suffrage; but Guizot's conservatives supported the existing requirement that only persons who paid a tax of more than 200 francs (a considerable sum at the time) be allowed to cast ballots.
The Borings said they had purchased their home, for a considerable sum, due to their interest in privacy.
