Sentence examples for spent on material from inspiring English sources

In their neoliberal view, money spent on material goods bolsters the values of democracy and prosperity for all.

To counter the Ransom Center, Britain's national-heritage fund changed a rule prohibiting public money from being spent on material less than twenty years old; the exclusion was reduced to ten years.

The biggest part of it (namely £726 million) was spent on material relief assistance and services, £303 million on emergency food aid, £181 million on relief coordination, protection and support services, £55 million on disaster prevention and preparedness and £19 million on reconstruction relief and rehabilitation.

But it's still relatively small when compared with the 80 to 85percentt of the operating budget spent on materials.

Mr. Pardo put another $70,000 or so into restoring them, much of that spent on materials, since he and Ms. Jacobs did most of the work themselves.

There are tax incentives: the cost of converting a non-residential building into a home is exempt from VAT spent on materials and services.

Soren Spies, projects manager for Tech House, estimated that about $750 was spent on materials, including wood for the frames, Christmas lights, relays, hooks, circuit boards and 3,000 feet of cable.

Brock added that in addition to the jobs created at the lab, approximately $9 million of the state's URI funding was spent on materials and equipment from the Southern Tier and across New York state.

As a result, £67 was spent on materials and repairs: the walls were re-pointed, roof lead re-laid, gutters and broken windows repaired, a chimney rebuilt, dining chamber on the Great Hall enlarged, two doors cut through a wall and the construction of a new stone window.

As it had promised, the insurer returned 7percentt of the premium income to the cooperative, which the members spent on materials for water quality improvement.

For years, Dr. Gilovich's work has shown that people are happier when they spend their money on experiences, like a vacation or a dinner out, than when they spend on material things, like a new TV.