Having moved to Amsterdam in 1631, Rembrandt van Rijn was shrewd in the sale of his own prints, appealing to the era's collectors' market and selling copies of "Christ Healing the Sick" for 100 guilders or more, a considerable sum at the time; the work thus acquired the alternative title "The Hundred Guilder Print".
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.
The subsidies average $1,500 a month, a considerable sum for a provincial newspaper.
The county, he said, could gain up to $350,000 a year, a considerable sum for Lowndes and roughly 5percentt of the landfill's expected gross revenues.
He had paid a considerable sum – more than £1,000 – and felt confident that it was worth more.
Green tea must be fresh, and it may be a waste of a considerable sum of money to take a chance on stale or mediocre tea.
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.
It is a considerable sum, certainly more than any other European league donates, even if £160m will be in parachute payments to relegated sides.
The passage of the Republican's tax plan could free up to more than one trillion dollars with a considerable sum being stashed overseas and money to burn.
Many loyalty programs are designed so the shopper realizes a benefit after spending a considerable sum.
I do not know how much Dropbox paid Salesforce for such a privilege but it's often a considerable sum to sponsor a Dreamforce event.
