Sentence examples for and a considerable sum from inspiring English sources

I always find it interesting that many people think Tiger Woods should forgo a chance to make history and a considerable sum of money so that a very wealthy, very successful white woman can join her fifth country club.

A friend told him he could make 120 yuan an hour for the work (about $22)—a considerable sum in China, where a typical lunch costs 10 yuan.

That situation changed dramatically when Desmond negotiated a truce with Associated, gave away his celebrity-based OK! magazine with the paper and spent a considerable sum on TV promotion.

But clearly such acknowledgement from Washington and such a considerable sum gives Boeing a leg up in the new private space race.

After eight years of running the boarding house and pastry shop in Tennessee, Mrs. Russell wrote, she had "by hard labor and economy, saved a considerable sum of money for the support of myself and my son".

We had to pay our own way, and it was a considerable sum of money.

The property was situated just off the Jericho Trunpike and Pete spent a considerable sum turning it into a polo field.

Its fixed address, a double-storey house at 26 Blair Road, was donated by Lee, who also contributed S$1,000 for furniture and other expenses, a considerable sum at that time.

Asked about the expense, Dr. Robitaille replied by e-mail: "For my wife and I, it represents a considerable sum of money.

That's almost $1.50 a day for every man, woman and child in Venezuela — a considerable sum in what remains a poor country.

The beneficiaries of the Trust--the AmeriCollege Cross, Iowandesleyan College, and the First Church of Christ Scientist--agreed that a considerable sum of money would go to Timothy after Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith's death, so that their legacy would be free and clear.