Other agents were critical of Steinberg, wondering why his firm would risk bad publicity for what is considered, in the billion-dollar agent world, a relatively minor sum.
Indeed, earlier this year an independent report estimated that the Icelandic people might be on the hook for as little as £125m (or as much as £1.5bn, still a minor sum compared with other government debts).
"The ludicrous coverage over the last couple of days regarding the payment of a minor sum of money to a lawyer and now this latest, and illegal, leak of court papers indicates a whispering campaign by people determined to damage the club.
In addition, there are many summary (informal) courts, which hear cases for some minor offenses or those involving small sums of money.
But if you miss repayments, charges can quickly clock up, and what starts as a minor amount of money can quickly snowball into a sizeable sum.
Although individually minor, in sum, these resonances represent a significant structural element.
Data generated in these analyses also suggest that although individually minor, in sum, functionalized structures (especially O-containing ones) may contribute significantly to the overall characteristics and reactivity of these polymers and should not be wholly neglected when describing these materials.
Market Scan Bye-Bye Boston–Hello Nasdaq Ruthie Ackerman, 10.02.07, 7 50 PM ET. The Red Sox may have edged out the Yankees for the American League East title, but the Nasdaq Stock Market is giving the Big Apple its revenge in a way: the New York-based institution, which is worth $4.4 billion, said Tuesday it would buy the Boston Stock Exchange for the relatively minor-league sum of $61 million.
On arrival, Hannie, accustomed to the expansive blooms of vast, exotic Africa, is plunged into what one minor character succinctly sums up as "nettles and decay".
