Sentence examples for money amounts from inspiring English sources

The prize money amounts to $573,860, all contributed by the contestants.

For critics of this system, the use of blood money amounts to the effective privatisation of Pakistan's legal system.

That "new money" amounts to about $8 billion in loans, including the cash to pay off Chrysler's lenders.

Acorn has filed a lawsuit arguing that the statute banning the government from providing it money amounts to a bill of attainder.

They have rejected claims that seeking silence for money amounts to witness tampering, bribery or obstruction of justice, even where money was explicitly paid in exchange for a promise by the victim not to pursue criminal charges.

A big worry is that the government's extra money amounts to an increase of just 3.3% a year and campaigners say that an ageing population and growing numbers of people with learning disabilities mean spending needs to rise at 4% above inflation just to keep pace with demand.

The court said the money amounted to a bribe.

In some cases, the requests for money amounted to blackmail, Wikipedia told The Independent.

The government contends that the money amounted to illegal campaign donations; Mr. Edwards says they were personal gifts from friends.

Dozens of United Ways from Massachusetts to San Francisco have cut off money amounting to millions of dollars each year.

For example, in December , 2002 the broad money amount was 1682, 942 INR.