Sentence examples for notional years from inspiring English sources

Extra guidance is provided by a ragtag group of advisers, including a hippy, a narcoleptic and a gambler which may be how Bundesbank officials now view their euro-zone colleagues.Players set policy every quarter and each game lasts for a total of eight (notional) years.

He subsequently stabbed in the eye Roy Whiting, the killer of eight-year-old Sarah Payne, and was a couple of weeks ago given an indefinite sentence with a notional five-year minimum jail term to serve in addition to his whole-life sentence.

The current crop of magazines were either becoming more and more retro or dumbing down to appeal to some notional 19-year-old.

Second, the process by which our notional 40-year-old undocumented immigrant can become a citizen is precisely the same as the process by which Mr Frum's Canadian father could become a citizen through Mr Frum's sponsorship.

The government charges departments a notional amount each year to cover the increase in future liabilities.

Employees accrue a notional benefit each year which is converted into an income at retirement, using annuity rates.

He faces a notional maximum of 150 years in prison.

Italy, Poland and Sweden have all introduced versions of notional accounts in recent years.

Some have notional lifetimes of 60 years, whereas others are supposedly irredeemable, meaning that the principal is never repaid and the bond keeps paying interest forever.

The fair value of these derivatives has had a growth rate far steeper than that of the notional amount in recent years.

The LSE's most recent report notes that, despite three years of notional consultation, the Home Office has not been willing to listen to any critical views.