Sentence examples for a sizable surplus of from inspiring English sources

As urban centres grew, agricultural production became more specialized and commercial farming developed, with farmers producing a sizable surplus of certain crops, which they traded for manufactured goods or sold for cash.

It is thought that one of the reasons Greece's lenders are downplaying the possibility of Athens producing a sizable surplus is that they are alarmed by the debate in Greece about how this amount will be allocated and whether social spending could be increased.

The fiscal conservatism of Labor's first three years produced a sizable surplus that the government now plans to spend on better education, transportation and policing.

Russia is in its fifth year of economic growth, with a national budget cushioned by a sizable surplus.

The city, in the final months of the Giuliani administration, also took some important steps to ease the coming austerity by making sure that the current fiscal year ends on June 30 without a deficit and perhaps even a sizable surplus.

But India also introduced a rice export ban in 2007 when it still had a sizable surplus, helping to double the world price.

It is testimony to the hard political reality that with White House pressure, a sizable surplus and a possibly sagging economy, some tax cuts are inevitable.

The results indicate that the ETS will start to impact emissions primarily after 2025 due to the prevalence of a sizable allowance surplus.

The result -- GDP growth of 12.6percentt, a rise in disposable income and a sizable budget surplus -- stands in stark contrast to the rest of Europe, which continues to face economic turmoil brought on by the 2008 recession.

They produced a sizable agricultural surplus, which the estates' owners often sold in the cities (Santa Giulia, at least, had its own merchants).

The authority said then that it expected to run a sizable budget surplus this year but it needed the increase to overcome large deficits projected for 2009.