The phrase "a sum about" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when it could be used, as it lacks context and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The report provides a sum about the project's expenses."
Alternatives: "a summary of" or "an overview of".
He is accused of presiding over a rigged auction of second generation (2G) mobile-telephone licences in 2008 that deprived the exchequer of $39 billion—a sum about equal to India's defence budget.
But it was his description of why he stumbled that truly explained his evolution from down-on-his-luck bond trader to master of a firm that has its eye on a sum about equal to the $16 trillion United States economy.
Anyone who doubts the force of this argument should read the testimony that consultant David A. Schlissel submitted to the IURC on behalf of the CAC, the Sierra Club, and two smaller environmental groups who oppose the tentative agreement that would cap the project at a sum about a billion dollars higher than the estimate three years ago.
The political upheaval came amid reports from Brussels that the disbursement of the next tranche of rescue funding for Greece, a sum of about $4.4 billion, was expected to be released next week.
Thanks to this policy, by 2014 the SNB had amassed about $480 billion-worth of foreign currency, a sum equal to about 70% of Swiss GDP.The SNB suddenly dropped the cap last week for several reasons.
The report calls for a payroll tax reduction of €30 billion, or $38 billion, a sum equivalent to about 1.5 percent of the French gross domestic product.
From the money it earns off its endowment, for example, WETA spends a sum equal to about 4% of the principal — or roughly $350,000 — to help develop new shows.
The costs to government would amount to about £5m for legislation and some £16.6m for annual monitoring, a sum of about £21.6m (table 7).
"He would enter your house and demand 5,000 taka," said a man still too afraid to give his name, referring to a sum of about $100.
Citing reports that the final efforts toward a settlement failed over a sum of about 50 million euros, or $60.3 million, the paper suggested in an editorial that this fact "merits raising the question about the solvency" of Mr. Pinault.
So that gets us to a sum of about $275 million in theatrical rentals going into Warner Bros' coffers.
