Sentence examples for earmarks a from inspiring English sources

This earmarks a lump sum of $8 billion, plus $1 billion a year, to help construct fast rail corridors around America (see map).

Republicans, who expect an intra-party vote on the issue Thursday, called earmarks "a symbol of a broken Washington".

In the next breath, Mr. Santorum turned the question to  earmarks, a phrase he acknowledged "gets my goat".

We agree that eliminating earmarks, a sliver of spending, has no place in a serious discussion of budget balancing.

Jim DeMint, a senator from South Carolina, wants his colleagues to adopt a voluntary ban on earmarks, a form of pork-barrel spending particularly reviled by fiscal hawks.

The developers will use a tool called tax increment financing, which earmarks a portion of a site's future property taxes to build its infrastructure.

General Motors is requesting $8.3 billion, earmarking a portion for the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid.

Gouzer acknowledges, "I earmarked a tiny part of the budget for nurse waitresses".

It is understood that the WRU has earmarked a £1million fund to help the regions keep their prize assets.

Potential buyers can earmark a building, street or neighborhood they're interested in, and post offers online.

"A priority of the government has to involve earmarking a proportion of funds for social housing," he insists.