Sentence examples for had committed about from inspiring English sources

Susan Hood, public relations officer for the museum, said the state had committed about $15 million, adding that an additional $20 million had been raised through private sources.

The government had committed about $30 billion to supporting JPMorgan Chase's emergency takeover of Bear Stearns, and just last weekend put up $200 billion in its rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

When Willumstad left for AIG, Brysam had committed about half its capital to five investments, including a large minority stake in Ixe Grupo Financiero in Mexico, a stake in a financial consulting firm in India, and a 10 percent piece of Russia's Vozrozhdenie Bank, which wants to move more deeply into consumer banking.

The city has committed about $93 million, and the Wildlife Conservation Society has raised about $11 million.

He has committed about $1.2 million to advertising there, according to figures provided by media strategists.

Donor countries — with the exception of France and the United States — have committed about $1 billion.

And the city has committed about $112 million in capital funding to the project.

The government has committed about $50 billion this year to rescue G.M. from financial collapse.

The Yankees have committed about $180 million in salary for next season, and they hope to keep their payroll below $200 million.

By the end of this year, Cablevision will have committed about $450 million to its satellite project, almost all for construction costs by the builder, Lockheed Martin.

The Obama administration has committed about $50 billion this year to rescuing G.M., and the government holds a 60percentt stake in the company.