Sentence examples for earnings about from inspiring English sources

"The negroes will be clothed, and in every way provided for, out of their earnings" — about 12.5 cents for each pound of cotton picked — "so far as practicable," he ordered.

Last year, the Soviet Union made up the shortage in hard currency earnings, about $3.5 billion, with more borrowing, by putting off some purchases and by selling more gold, according to the intelligence report.

Dropping out of the Premier League would cost Sunderland its share of the league's $1.6 billion in global television earnings — about $120 million this year — and much of the loss would be likely to default to the owner, whose personal fortune has been estimated at $2 billion.

TOTAL EARNINGS: About $1,800.

The two men split the earnings, about $10, between them.

The triumph was Marray's biggest payday by some distance with his previous highest earnings about £10,000.

It is expected to post underlying earnings of about £110m.

The company also estimated that earnings of about $1.55 a share.

Together, the charges reduced after-tax earnings by about 33 cents a share.

Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected earnings of about 16 cents a share.

Mr. Schleider reduced his estimates for fiscal year 1987 earnings by about 10 cents a share, to $2.40 to $2.60.