Sentence examples for big allowances from inspiring English sources

By the end of the decade, Blass was doing ingratiating and handsome but derivative clothes influenced by Norell, Mainbocher, Saint Laurent, and, even more so, by a small coterie of muses — American beauties with big allowances and blue blood who had "the confidence to mix things up," and who embodied the "lean, agile, racy" style that he aspired to.

So Mr Osborne is likely to be caricatured as helping the posh pay for their nannies even though those on lower incomes will also receive big allowances for child care if they work, and the better-off have already forfeited their entitlement to child benefit.By the time of the election, Mr Osborne hopes that working families will be grateful for the boost.

A rich, beer-drunk yahoo with a big allowance who passes out in your bathtub".

"I was a working girl, and my parents did not give me a big allowance".

Vincent said he hoped to work this fall "to have my own money," saying his parents did not give him a big allowance.

More than 30 politicians are implicated in the scandal referred to as the center of the trial, the "mensalão" or "big allowance"; the nickname refers to the monthly payments said to have been made to legislators during Mr. da Silva's presidency.

"The kids of O.F.W.'s have everything in terms of gadgets — the latest cellphones that you can't even find in Manila — and they have bigger allowances than even the teachers," Ms. de Leon said.

"Maybe some are going to school, but I'm thinking that Mom and Dad have a little more money and are giving them bigger allowances so they don't have to work in the summer," Mr. Gehlhaus said.

For example, point out that an older sibling gets more allowance then you, or that kids your age have bigger allowances than you, or that you do too many chores for such a small allowance.

Although less productive so far in this tournament Robben probably has the biggest allowance to be selfish on the team.

Paula Gibbons, a 50-year-old health and safety officer from Manchester, is set to make use of the bigger allowance.