For instance, a commitment of RMB 10 million is reported to Pyongyang as a commitment of USD 10 million or more and the actual sum (the RMB 10 million) is reported as a first tranche.
In a bizarre piece of parliamentary maneuvering, wavering senators agreed to vote for a budget resolution that would allow $550 billion in tax cuts in return for a gentlemen's agreement from Bill Frist and Charles Grassley that the actual sum won't exceed $350 billion.
The actual sum was not up for negotiation.
"For the one sheet?" "Yeah, how much?" "Around seventy thousand," Michael said, though the actual sum was much higher.
His organisation estimates that with annual inflation the actual sum handed over during 35 years will be £45bn.
Prosecutors claim that although the church claimed to have received around £1.85bn in donations between 2003 and 2006, the actual sum could be much higher.
In other instances, it is donor beware, as the budget for self-congratulatory ads to promote the philanthropy can be larger than the actual sum being given away.
The maximum penalty under the US Clean Water Act has been set at $13.7bn but the company hopes the actual sum will be substantially less.
Then, a £3.6bn gap appeared between the value the Co-op placed on its loan portfolio and the actual sum it would raise if the bank was to sell its assets.
