Sentence examples for amounted at the time from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bass's divorce from Anne Hendricks Bass, under the community-property laws of Texas, involved an enormous settlement that included the transfer of what amounted at the time to 1 percent of the stock of the Walt Disney Company to his ex.

The sale generated $1.3 million, an enormous amount at the time, which Mr. Aldrich then used to start the museum.

The cornerstone was laid in 1923 and the place was built for $750,000, an astronomical amount at the time.

But if they relocated to Canada, their basic state pension would have been permanently frozen at £27.15 – the weekly amount at the time.

So in 1854, Field raised $1.5 million -- a huge amount at the time, but a fraction of the eventual cost -- from a small group of similarly enthusiastic investors.

He progressed so well that in 1994 Bayern Munich signed him in a $2.5 million transfer a record amount at the time for a German goalkeeper.

But that same year, Mr. Wasserman landed her the lead in 20th Century Fox's "All About Eve" for $130,000 -- almost a record amount at the time for an actress.

After its release in 2012, it quickly sped to $12m of monthly revenues – a startling amount at the time, although less so now with Candy Crush Saga having made around $3.6m a day in 2014.

Argentina defaulted on $100bn of bonds in 2001, a record amount at the time.

The Pirate3D Buccaneer raised a blockbuster $1.438M on June 29 , 2013— a record amount at the time.

The last round was announced a year ago, but the company didn't disclose the amount at the time.