Sentence examples for rather than from earned from inspiring English sources

His effective tax rate was "probably closer to the 15 percent rate than anything," Mr. Romney said at a campaign stop in South Carolina, noting that most of his considerable income over the last decade has come from investments rather than from earned income like salary.

A Ponzi scheme (/ˈpɒn.zi/; also a Ponzi game) is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned through legitimate sources.

Good done rather than money earned.

Members of the association are fee-only financial advisers, meaning they earn fees from their clients only, rather than earning commissions from selling investments or other products.

It's targeted, first and foremost, toward billionaires who make money from investments rather than by earning an income.

But the multi-millionaire candidate now is on the defensive after acknowledging that his effective tax rate is 15percentt, saying most of his income came from investments and speeches rather than earned income.

She quotes freelance journalist Nikolas Leontopoulos as saying that Greek media owners cared more about winning state contracts for their other businesses rather than earning money from their media outlets.

When organizations forget how to evolve, it forces employees to find fulfillment in their work through recognition alone – in being able to execute what they are told to do, rather than earning respect from leaders for their ability to challenge the status quo and introduce new ways of doing things.

Big "ooh" from behind but it would have been a gift for Anderson rather than earned by the ball.

Her nickname was borrowed rather than earned.

In past resumes, Hudley-Hayes failed to note that the doctorate was honorary rather than earned.