Sentence examples for earned upwards from inspiring English sources

Mr. Rattner earned upwards of $190 million, including earnings from investments he made, during his nine years at the firm, according to a person with knowledge of his pay.

According to Adele Stan of AlterNet, for instance, Stephen Moore, a member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board, has earned upwards of $135,000 for speaking at eighteen A.F.P. events in since 2006.

But there's a big difference: By the time the 19-year-old James turns 25, the muscular 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward will have earned upwards of $200 million from playing basketball and sponsoring sneakers, trading cards and soft drinks.

He is the commissioner of the world's wealthiest sports league and last year earned upwards of $40 million.

Over a two-year period, businessman Phillip Slingsby earned upwards of £440,000 in unpaid landfill tax after charging people for taking away waste and then dumping it.

During his career, he released one of the best-selling albums of all time, won 13 Grammys and earned upwards of $500 million (and that's just the short list).

Moorcroft's salary is equivalent to that of a senior vet, who can earn upwards of £50,000.

alone, she said, earns "upwards of $1 million a year" because of its widespread use, making authorship rights a much more important issue.

He earns upwards of £1m a year for playing in front of huge crowds for a team that competes in a regional league.

Between national television deals, merchandising, and money generated via their internet platforms, teams today earn upwards of $50m£30m0m) before selling local TV and radio rights and tickets.

The Earl of Glasgow, a Liberal Democrat peer, has 14 wind turbines on his Kelburn estate, so could earn upwards of £300,000 a year.