Sentence examples for for a smaller amount from inspiring English sources
They are essentially agreeing to buy a percentage of those future payouts in exchange for a smaller amount upfront to the whistle-blowers.
If their request for the full amount is declined, they will sometimes try for a smaller amount and keep doing so until they have reclaimed as much cash as they can.
The legal papers were an effort on the part of the Gray siblings to trade in their settlement, which would have been paid beginning in 2024, for a smaller amount paid sooner.
The media interest generated by the timing of what would otherwise be a fairly insignificant part of the race to the White House means candidates can secure disproportionate positive coverage for a smaller amount of effort.
While Mr. Spitzer has demanded that Mr. Grasso repay as much as $100 million, Mr. Langone's is being sued for a smaller amount -- $18 million, the amount of Mr. Grasso's pay that Mr. Spitzer contends was not disclosed to the board.
The settlement was for a smaller amount than Moex investors feared, and suggested that Anadarko, which owned 25 percent of the well, would also pay less to BP. BP's stock rose more than 2 percent on expectations that other companies will share costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
So the companies simply collect a small amount in premiums for a small amount of insurance.
For a small amount, she said, she passed the baby to others.
Clearances between the sprocket teeth and the chain allow for a small amount of shaft misalignment.
It was good for squeezing oranges, though the juicing attachment wasn't brilliant but OK for a small amount.
