Sentence examples similar to sums were considerable from inspiring English sources

Compared to the five shillings an East End silk weaver could earn each week, or the single guinea a manservant to a wealthy household was paid, these were considerable sums of money and body snatching was therefore a highly profitable business.

The sums he earned for these last were considerable.

The sums involved are considerable.

The concessions were considerable.

It has not said how much it might cost to pay the refunds, but the council's Conservative leader said the sum could be "considerable".

In sum, there is considerable support for the hypothesis that difference in food quantity provisioned to larvae plays a major role in the larval divergence we have reported here.

In sum, there's considerable evidence that the tempo of development in girls has been on the rise for more than a century largely as a result of increasing food availability and, in recent decades, overnutrition.

The sums under discussion are considerable.

The royal apartments built during Henry III's reign were never repaired; it has been suggested this was because by the 14th century, when considerable sums were being spent on repairs elsewhere in the castle, Rochester had fallen out of favour as a royal residence.

As meager as this level of protection is, considerable sums are being spent on it–$1.5 billion last year by the Coast Guard, plus significant, and mostly uncounted, sums by shippers.

We can't do everything at once and people will appreciate these are considerable sums of money," said Johnson.