"lofty figure" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can refer to a physical or metaphorical figure that is impressive, admirable, or prominent. Example: The towering skyscrapers in New York City create a lofty figure on the city's skyline.
Yields on those trades were about 6.5 percent, a lofty figure, considering that the interest on these bonds is at least exempt from federal income taxes.
At the G20 summit on April 2nd, the leaders vowed to reverse this trend by ensuring the availability of at least $250 billion over the next two years to support trade finance.What that lofty figure represents is unclear.
Gary Kemp was introduced warmly by Bishop Trevor Huddleston at an anti-apartheid rally in 1986, at which Huddleston revealed that he had given Kemp his first guitar – which raises the possibility that this lofty figure of British liberalism was indirectly responsible for True.
That lofty figure was first announced when the company launched its five-year turnaround bid in January 2002.
And unless I miss my guess, you are the notorious Claron Pard, king of all the robbers and highwaymen, a lofty figure in your way.
Those lofty figures, the directors, got ambitious.
But he concedes that such lofty figures have been bandied about for years.
In India and China, leaders are often lofty figures and companies have lots of rungs to be climbed.
The KPK, on the other hand, has a good reputation, largely earned under Mr Yudhoyono, during whose tenure it brought down some lofty figures.
Those lofty figures, along with the seminal document they brought forth, form a sacred part of our common heritage as Americans.
Since only three hybrid cars are currently available, reaching those lofty figures will require new varieties of hybrids -- and they are certainly on the way.
