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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a predetermined sum of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific amount of money or resources that has been decided in advance.
Example: "The contract stipulates that the contractor will receive a predetermined sum of $50,000 for the project."
Alternatives: "a fixed amount of" or "an agreed-upon sum of".
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So, owners should either renegotiate this key term by way of what is called a liquidated damages clause (i.e. a predetermined sum of damages per day for missed deadlines) or they should instead purchase adequate insurance (i.e. loss of use coverage) in order to afford the cost of suitable alternative housing rental expenses (i.e. hotel) or to provide lost profits if it's a rental property.
In this arrangement, the kidney centre usually received a predetermined sum of money per patient, regardless of the modality.
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That's why, for the most part, "Wonderstruck" is tedious: it's less a drama than a puzzle that exists to deliver its completed picture, a column of figures meant solely to add up to a predetermined sum.
One is a life policy, under which the policyholder will pay a premium each month, and on his or her death a predetermined sum is paid to the beneficiaries.
"Izzy" hates losses: fires traders who lose a predetermined amount of money.
Equipment pieces have special properties and a predetermined amount of experience points required to master them.
Once the auction ends, the buyer will have a predetermined amount of time to pay.
Most issuers of money orders require that you wait a predetermined amount of time before tracing a money order.
The National Hurricane Center assigns names to tropical storms and hurricanes using a predetermined list of names managed by the World Meteorological Organization.
Tests for specific pathogens performed were compared to a predetermined list of 27 "possible encephalitis pathogens".
Individuals were selected if the probability of being heterozygous exceeded a predetermined threshold value of 0.95.
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