Sentence examples for estates were used from inspiring English sources

The sociological problems that later befell those American public housing estates were used decades later to discredit their inspirer, though his own Unités d'Habitation in Europe are still sought-after addresses.

Several Scottish estates were used as a blueprint for the film's Dun-Broch family castle, among them Eilean Donan Castle in the Highlands and Dunnottar Castle south of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.

There are some who argue that estates are used to avoid paying capital gains.

"It's part of the history of this place," said Mr. Benezra, who joined the museum last year, "that soon after the building opened in 1995, increasing amounts of real estate were used for special exhibitions as opposed to collections -- and actually it's a pendulum I'm trying to send back in the other direction".

All the kids from our estate were used in filming and I shall never forget a 20-strong wild bunch of us being marshalled and instructed to run at and past the camera – and later seeing the footage appearing on the TV.

"I knew her quite well, and it was important to Ms. Davey that her estate be used for all the causes she strongly believed in," said Mr. Beer.

The absence of a valid will resulted in 16% of George's £98,000 estate being used to pay for fees – costs which could have been avoided.

The estate was used a set for films such as The Three Musketeers (1993) and the BBC2 production of Daphne, and is a popular venue for fairs and weddings.

With no living relatives when she died, in 1976, Mrs. Culpeper made sure in her will that her estate was used to establish THE DAPHNE SEYBOLT CULPEPER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION to benefit not-for-profit organizations in the two states where she had her homes, Connecticut and Florida.

OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS about the difficulty of executing Shaw's will, which directed that the income from his estate be used for 21 yrs. to promote a phonetic alphabet & then be divided equally among the British Museum, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, & the National Gallery of Ireland.

Also worth pondering: What other higher yielding enterprises can a dealership's real estate be used for?