Sentence examples for as a windfall from from inspiring English sources

And until recently, Microsoft was sitting on $40 billion in cash it got as a windfall from its monopoly position.

Of course, 2004 was a good year in general for the 1990s icon: It earned $840 million; excluding special items, such as a windfall from selling stock in Google, it earned $526 million, compared to $238 million in 2003.

I had just landed a steady, well-paying job, and she had received a windfall from a book contract, as well as a modest inheritance.

Mr Cullen told the Oireachtas (parliament) Joint Committee on Transport into the proposed takeover that management had a conflict of interest as they stood to make a windfall from any sale.

However, the chances of a windfall from fracking are remote, as the state reserved ownership of all oil, gas and coal under British soil to itself more than 80 years ago.

As an aggrieved shareholder, he may finally reap a windfall from his deal.

Mr. Gulotta touted the crackdown as a boon for public safety and spun visions of a windfall from the resale of seized cars.

Who would receive a windfall from demutualisation?

Pandora's venture capital backers stand to reap a windfall from the offering.

That wealthy slice is virtually guaranteed a windfall from Mr Romney's plan.

People who owe money on fixed-rate, long-term debt get a windfall from unexpected inflation.