Sentence examples for prodigious sum from inspiring English sources

This is a prodigious sum of money, it's a biblical sum in a cash-strapped service.

While the $602 million settlement in the Martoma case is a prodigious sum, it is considerably less than the maximum that the S.E.C. could have extracted.

Equally important is Ms. Bloom's ability to raise a prodigious sum of money in one of the most expensive districts of the country in which to run.

Its original pieces now sell in auction houses for prodigious sums.

But Democratic candidates for Congress have also raised prodigious sums from lobbyists, outdoing the Republicans, according to reports filed for the first time under a new ethics law.

Mr. Obama was the candidate who proposed the pledge in the first place, in February 2007, a time when he was not raising the prodigious sums he is now.

Perhaps it's understandable that C.E.O.'s are paid heroically when they succeed, but why pay prodigious sums when they fail?

The event was held at the home of a prominent McAllen developer, Alonzo Cantu, a hospital founder, investor and board member who has raised prodigious sums from the Rio Grande Valley for an array of Democrats.

Prodigious sums of money will be spent by fervent and monied opponents like Sheldon Adelson in the states of senators who are tentatively supportive of the agreement, but nervous about a backlash.

If it is simply to make prodigious sums of money through television rights for the richest clubs in Europe, then I for one don't mind upstart Cypriots trying to upstage José Mourinho.

"We should stop any bashing or moaning or preaching or bitching and simply give thanks for the prodigious sums of money that they are contributing to the tax revenues of this country, and that enable us to look after our sick and our elderly and to build roads, railways and schools," he said.