But in the early years after the Civil War, when money stretched further, $70 a year in interest was a substantial sum, enough for a down payment on a middle-class house of good construction, which cost about $300.
"That's a substantial sum any way you go".
That is a substantial sum in the very poor communities where the campaign is often focused.
"That [extra £800m] is a substantial sum of money that will help the government and help Britain deal with its budget deficit," Osborne said.
Police are refusing to say how much was taken from the tiny branch of the Bank of the Cook Islands, except that it was a substantial sum.
David Boies, who represents Jamie McCourt, said that what Fox has offered to pay the Dodgers was a substantial sum but was "under market" because of Frank McCourt's "compulsion" to make a quick deal.
That is a substantial sum for an economy whose quarterly output is worth approximately £330 billion.It is true that businesses are hurt when they are forced to remain closed and people cannot get into work.
That is a substantial sum for a country whose GNP barely reaches $80 billion at purchasing-power parity.The sprouting of fancy shopping centres, yacht marinas and housing developments along Tunisia's breezy coast provided a shiny veneer of prosperity.
One of the people briefed on the matter noted that $18 million was higher than what Mr. Falcone initially offered to pay and was a substantial sum given that the hedge fund's investors did not suffer any financial harm.
It was a substantial sum, and those who couldn't afford it – the vast majority – were kept in the convent for three years, working in kitchens, greenhouses and laundries or making rosary beads and religious artefacts, while the church kept the profits from their labour.
