Sentence examples for as lump from inspiring English sources

Characterizing Uchida as "lump gold" -- gold without impurities -- they continue to treat him as a vital part of their lives.

As a result, according to a 2009 study in the journal Environmental Impact Assessment Review, propane is nearly three times as efficient as lump charcoal.

A more compelling explanation for why rebates haven't worked very well is that they have been handed out as lump sums.

"Gnoccho" translates literally as "lump" (nice, huh?) and is a colloquial word for dumpling; gnocchi can be made out of semolina, cornmeal, spinach, even bread crumbs.

Plan records show that 231 salaried employees of Kaiser took $77 million out of the pension plan in 2002 in one-time payments known as lump sums.

Instead of increasing wages — which have been frozen since 2003 — analysts expect the carmakers to offer workers large bonuses that they would receive as lump sums after the contract is ratified.

Most cash-balance plans allow retirees to take their benefits as lump-sum payments.

Firms typically provide the main pensions of staff they jettison, as well as lump-sum severance packages.

This is a fancy way of saying you should invest your money over a period of time as opposed to investing it all at once, which is known as lump-sum investing.

Past governments also brought in "disease management" programmes to standardise care for ailments like diabetes, as well as lump-sum payments to hospitals that discourage over-treatment.Thanks to such small-bore reforms, health spending over the past decade has risen more slowly than in most other countries.

There is a momentary silence as lumps fill throats.