Sentence examples for sums as a from inspiring English sources
He has also donated huge sums as a philanthropist.
He spoke at length about the revival of the Standard, which was losing considerable sums as a paid-for paper.
In recent years she has earned substantial sums as a script doctor, a writer called in to fix troubled scenarios.
Most opponents see such sums as a sop and point to the pollution caused by fracking in the US.
As a Derby winner himself, he is now worth untold sums as a stallion prospect but there is reasonable hope of impressive performances to come, perhaps in the Irish Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
3. Babylon by Victor Pelevin Tatarsky, the hero of Pelevin's novel, is a failed poet who finds himself earning unimaginable sums as a copywriter plagiarising western advertisements for Russian clients in post-Soviet Moscow – and sinking into a world of drugs, guns, gangsters, and more drugs.
And he did so — in some cases, in sums as high as $500,000 from a single person.
A FloodFlash policy pays out a pre-agreed, fixed sum as soon as a pre-defined level of flooding occurs.
Others noted that it may be difficult to move a sum as large as $3.6 billion into a single account.
While Leyton was soon more in demand as an actor, Stigwood persevered with other singers, scoring small hits while making large sums as an agent and promoter.
Blair has always said he does not want to become a member of the super-rich, but has earned substantial sums as an adviser to JP Morgan's international advisory board and the Zurich Insurance group.
