Sentence examples for amount set aside from inspiring English sources

For example, will you need a certain amount set aside to put your children through university?

Still, conservationists were thrilled with the amount set aside for buying land this year.

The bank has plowed more money into its international businesses and increased the amount set aside for its bonus pool.

The amount set aside for compensation at the investment bank fell to $2.9 billion, from $3.29 billion in 2011.

But despite a $1.2bn hit it still increased the amount set aside to pay its bankers by $400m to $4bn.

The amount set aside for these defences is not disclosed "to protect the Australian government's position in any litigation".

When you add in the amounts set aside that have yet to be paid out or claimed, the estimated total bill is more than £26bn – and rising.

One caution about the results was sounded by Ms. Bair, who noted that a significant part of the banks' profit improvement has come from reducing the amounts set aside as provisions for future loan losses.

The amounts set aside were somewhat lower than expected: BNP Paribas will get 2.6 billion euros ($3.4 billion), Credit Agricole 3.0 billion euros ($4.0 billion) and Societe Generale 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion).

"The amount you set aside is less important than getting into the savings habit.

GMAC increased the amount it set aside for loan losses by 78percentto to $843 million.