The phrase "a sort of firm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a type of business or organization that may not fit neatly into a specific category.
Example: "The startup operates as a sort of firm that combines elements of technology and consulting."
Alternatives: "a type of company" or "a kind of business".
The much hyped "AME [Annually Managed Expenditure] cap" sounds more like an aspiration for limiting welfare spending rather than any sort of firm ceiling.
"The company has evolved into a sort of VC firm, with gaming and social networking sidelines," says Brock Silvers, managing director of advisory firm Kaiyuan Capital.
An additional 18percentt were managers at financial firms or financial professionals at any sort of firm.
The menu listing "Banana Fosters" is not necessarily a typo, because the dish isn't a classic bananas Foster; it's a sort of canapé, a firm, sweet sliced banana encased in a crunchy tuile with caramel sauce.
With money from a coalition of public and private donors-not least the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has made the discovery and distribution of an AIDS vaccine its most significant project-the initiative acts both as a medical gateway and as a sort of philanthropic venture-capital firm dedicated to funding the effort to find a vaccine... Writer talks with Set Berkley, 46.
With money from a coalition of public and private donors-not least the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has made the discovery and distribution of an AIDS vaccine its most significant project-the initiative acts both as a medical gateway and as a sort of philanthropic venture-capital firm dedicated to funding the effort to find a vaccine... Writer talks with Set Berkley, 46..
There's a sort of symmetry in the firm's return to a family business now.
Then, during the storm's peak of powerful gusts, there was a knock on the door, the sort of firm rap that announces the authorities.
In recent weeks, officials briefed on the negotiations said, Mr. Gensler has offered to narrow the definition of what sort of firm is considered a "U.S. person" that would be covered under the regulation while expanding an exemption for smaller banks overseas.
But Mr Duffie asks: "What sort of firm is General Electric?" (it has a big financial division).
