Sentence examples for doubled the initial from inspiring English sources
The evacuation order for the Rockaways more than doubled the initial number of nursing homes to be emptied.
That indictment replaced a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors in May and doubled the initial loss estimate to nearly $60 million.
To build a future reserve, the New Dealers doubled the initial level of the payroll tax to 2percentt, applied up to a cap that was initially set at $3,000 of income.
On top of that, Energy Transfer's latest deal with management doubled the initial breakup fee to $212.5 million, or an extra cost to Williams of around $1.70 per Southern Union share.
Although the system of honors was more than 800 years old at the time, King James I in the early 17th century more than doubled the initial price for a knighthood, which had been $400, and the price of a peerage was $10,0000.
Two years later, she had a vegetable garden through the graduation program, built the fish pond with government support and doubled the initial stock through a combination of savings and loans, and she invested in the bangle shop through savings and loans as well as money from her sister.
Air passenger duty (APD) preloaded "cheap" tickets with a £10 surcharge, often doubling the initial cost of a ticket.
Nearing the end of a decadelong fund-raising campaign, Columbia University announced yesterday that it had raised $2.74 billion -- more than double the initial goal in 1990.
The agreement closely resembles the pact rejected by Puerto Rico in December, with one important exception: an offer to more than double the initial $40 million aid package.
The Associated Press reported that at least 500,000 women had turned out for the Women's March on National Mall at 9.40am – more than double the initial predictions.
According to the latest estimates, 770,000 terabequerels – about 20% as much as the official estimate for Chernobyl – of radiation seeped from the plant in the week after the tsunami, more than double the initial estimate of 370,000.
