Sentence examples for a substantial inheritance from inspiring English sources

One surprising result from the research is the number of self-made multi-millionaires far outstrips those who inherited their money or built a fortune on a substantial inheritance, by roughly two to one.

A substantial inheritance funds his travels.

The D'Alessandros asked legislators to repeal the statute of limitations after learning that Joan's convicted killer, who has been paroled, received a substantial inheritance.

But it must be more than a wealth-protection scheme for those lucky enough to look forward to a substantial inheritance.

It was a sensational story, a classic whodunit – a whole family murdered, a substantial inheritance to be fought over, complex relationships with adopted children, and a glamorous model known as Bambi at the heart of it.

Recently orphaned, Lang moves to Williamsburg with a substantial inheritance and the vague ambition of joining the Brooklyn literati, only to imperil his assets and his dignity with alarming frequency.

Swedish King John III and Stefan Batory allied against Ivan IV in December 1577, despite problems caused by the death of Sigimund which meant that the issue of the substantial inheritance due to John's wife, Catherine had not been resolved.

Following his death in 1869, her substantial inheritance and many political connections allowed her free rein to travel and pursue her passion for painting.

An heir to the Jones & Laughlin steel fortune, Phillips (1886-1966) devoted a substantial amount of his inheritance to creating the collection, Mr. Gates said.

A large study, that included 4,042 monozygotic and dizygotic male twin pairs of Vietnam War veterans, found inheritance to have a substantial influence on liability for all symptoms of PTSD [ 23].

Since complete genomes have become available, it has become clear that, in addition to vertical inheritance, there is a substantial rate of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) from unrelated individuals, at least in prokaryotes.