The phrase "a very substantial sum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a large amount of money or resources in a formal or informal context.
Example: "The donation made by the philanthropist was a very substantial sum that would greatly benefit the community."
Alternatives: "a significant amount" or "a considerable sum".
(Ford appealed, but settled the case for what Turner calls "a very substantial sum").
We can imagine your frustration but find it extraordinary that, even given a move abroad, you lost track of over £125,000, a very substantial sum.
"The previous agreement was signed in 1993, and at that time $4.5 million was a very substantial sum," Mr. Kudaiberdiyev said Thursday.
Citigroup vigorously denies Hands's version of events and will present evidence to suggest that Terra Firma was prepared to shell out a very substantial sum, whether or not rival buyers were in the frame.
"The intention of those involved in this joint venture, which led to the online publication of the footage on 17 March this year, was to earn a very substantial sum of money by charging $5.99 to individuals wishing to download the footage.
In 1799, 58 gentlemen including Sir Joseph Banks, Count Rumford and Henry Cavendish invested 50 guineas each (a very substantial sum) to establish an institution that would introduce new technologies, diffuse knowledge and apply science to the "common purposes of life".
Two months ago, he spent an undisclosed but "very substantial" sum to bulldoze the 1,000 square foot convenience store next to one of his stations and build a 4,200 square foot grab-and-go food store with a coffee bar and three extra staffers.
Such a lazy interpretation overlooks the ability of such fraudsters to divert very substantial sums from others through the mechanism of share price movements.
"They withheld very substantial sums of money that I'm owed and look, I hate litigation," Mr. Rattner said.
"It was the Paralympics and the necessity to get ready for it that gave us the impetus to spend very substantial sums at Green Park, King's Cross and elsewhere.
Furious at the Barclays' tactics, Paddy McKillen, an Irish property developer who remains a minority shareholder in Coroin, the fought-over hotel holding company, has taken his case to court, claiming that the brothers improperly arranged for "very substantial sums" to be paid to the wife of fellow shareholder Derek Quinlan in a side deal to ensure that they won control of the business.
