Sentence examples for substantial fortunes from inspiring English sources

He dated Jacqueline Kennedy's half-sister, sailed with J.F.K., and married twice into substantial fortunes.

Yet President Obiang and his cohorts have amassed substantial fortunes through bribery and corruption, the US claims.

Under the 1917 constitution, Mexican presidents became demigods while in power, but once their term expired they were expected to retreat quietly into private life to enjoy their substantial fortunes.

This week his colleague Sir Peter Tapsell warned in the House of Commons banning MPs from taking on lucrative second jobs would mean Parliament would be "largely confined to the inheritors of substantial fortunes or to those with rich spouses, or to obsessive crackpots or those who are unemployable anywhere else".

The runaway winner in that department was the home base of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway –Nebraska where his friends and neighbors, early investors in his company, made substantial fortunes through the years.

Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Peter said: "If people in this House are not allowed to have a second job, membership will soon be largely confined to the inheritors of substantial fortunes".

Still, it was a substantial fortune.

Stevens's father invented the first portable hearing aid, which made him a substantial fortune.

There were moments of substantial fortune, most notably when Lionel Messi thumped a penalty against the crossbar.

Thomas eventually became one of Revolutionary America's most successful printers, acquiring a substantial fortune.

In May 1996, Sudan expelled Mr. bin Laden, confiscating some of his substantial fortune.