It's because the sum of the team is greater than the individuals.
Perhaps that is the reason Faber & Faber was happy to indulge me as long as it did: because the sum of money involved was so small.
The deal astonished the sports and television industries because the sum exceeded that paid to carry the local games of any team anywhere.
Miller has faced intense pressure because the sum was considerably lower than the £45,000 repayment recommended by the standards watchdog, Kathryn Hudson.
The government agreed to bail because the sum was to have been put up by a large number of Muslims who live in San Diego.
This is because the sum of the "anti-Tory" bloc – those parties that have said they would vote a Tory government down – currently adds up to 329 seats: a majority.
This is because the sum of those parties inclined to support a Conservative-led governmenthe the Lib Dems, the DUP and Ukip – was expected to fall at least 10 seats short of the required 323 seats.
This is because the sum of the parties who would vote down a Conservative government would, based on current figures, outnumber those that would vote in favour of one.
This is because the sum of those parties that have said they would vote down a Conservative government – Labour, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the SDLP and the Greens – adds up to 332 seats.
I'm starting to think that Tom Cruise won't be in this film very much, because the sum total of his Mission: Impossible requirements involve riding a motorbike, running really fast, pulling a deliberately cute "Who, me?" face and dangling off stuff.
Even those allocated the new wage are themselves frustrated because the sum – 1,200 Egyptian pounds (£120) a month – is a figure that workers first demanded in 2008, and it has not been updated to reflect huge increases in commodities prices.
