The vast majority of this fortune, he acknowledged, was the result of gifts from his brother.
And Democrats believe they have a potent issue in Republicans' dogged opposition, especially if the Republican nominee turns out to be Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor whose personal fortune and acknowledged relatively low tax rate for his investment and dividends income have had him on the defensive even in the Republican nomination contest.
Mr. Silverman believes that he deserves most of the family fortune, which he acknowledged in court papers to be about $450 million.
At the center of the legal battle was how to divide Mr. Silverman's $450 million fortune, an amount acknowledged in court papers.
THE 'GENIUS' ARGUMENT Henry R. Silverman, below, the prominent New York financier, who is in the middle of a legal battle with his soon-to-be former wife, believes that he deserves most of the family fortune, which he acknowledged in court papers to be about $450 million.
The New Yorker, February 27 , 1943P. 9 Talk story about Major Ronald Bodley, lecturer, soldier-of-fortune, & an acknowledged expert on how to win friends & influence Arabs.
By Janet Flanner, Russell Maloney, and Eugene Kinkead The New Yorker, February 27 , 1943P. 9 Talk story about Major Ronald Bodley, lecturer, soldier-of-fortune, & an acknowledged expert on how to win friends & influence Arabs.
His experience allowed him a greater chance to survive the odds than a new pilot but he acknowledged his fortune could not last forever.
Even Óscar Tabárez, the Uruguayan coach, acknowledged that fortune smiled on his team that day.
By about a century later, comma rules had been codified such that both commas in the sentence (after "acknowledged" and "fortune") would be dispensed with.
