Much like present-day City, the Chelsea squad of the mid-naughts seemed unbreakable, with its Russian oligarch owner, Roman Abramovich, paying record sums to bring in players that wreaked havoc, snatching the championship title from United for two years running.
Blackburn's entire back four cost less than Newcastle paid for Darren Peacock and less than half of the sum required to bring Phil Babb and John Scales to Liverpool.
For if Westminster sought to recoup the sums needed to bring Scottish spending levels down to parity with England about £1 billion the Scottish parliament would not be able to raise enough money to fill the gap, even if voters wanted public services kept at their current levels and were willing to pay for them.
Around one in six borrowers now has a flexible mortgage - defined as one where the interest is calculated daily or monthly rather than annually, which saves you money over the long term; where you can make increased monthly or lump-sum payments to bring down the cost or duration of the mortgage; and where underpayments and payment holidays are usually allowed.
Pretty boring-snoring, eh? DC obsessives take over obscure NY site for an undisclosed sum and promise to bring nervous tics to Manhattan.
Wrigley field is the home stadium to the Chicago Cubs, one of the most popular baseball teams in the country.Mars (with Mr Buffett's help) is prepared to stump up such a sum for Wrigley to bring greater strength and diversity to its business.
McGuigan took huge risks to deliver his charge a world title shot - building a temporary stadium at great cost and forking out a significant sum of money to bring Martinez to Northern Ireland.
Jagu has borrowed money from both of these men — not large sums, but enough to bring them to our house, demanding repayment.
After all, it is not so much of a bargain to pay for an inexpensive monthly subscription if you need to spend large sums of money to bring your television or other devices up to par.
The organisation said the NHS would only need to spend a relatively small sum, £337m a year, to bring maternal mental health care up to recommended levels around the country.
