Sentence examples for unit of wealth from inspiring English sources

The early economy was based on agriculture, with rice as the measured unit of wealth.

It says energy intensity - the amount of energy for every unit of wealth created - fell by 70% between 1970 and 2013 in the industrial sector and 55% in services.

An article on Tuesday about Morgan Stanley's efforts to coordinate its retail and investment bank units misstated the contribution of wealth management to the company's financial results.

From Tory philosopher Phillip Blond's attacks on "individualism", to Tory MP Jesse Norman's criticism of monopolistic "crony capitalism", to Ferdinand Mount – once head of Thatcher's Downing Street policy unit – worrying about the concentration of wealth among "the new few", there is strengthening disquiet at some of the forces the 80s set in motion.

But Qatar Holding, a unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, is poised to thwart the acquisition.

But Qatar Holding, a unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, is poised to squash the acquisition.

The Chinese asset management firm Citic Capital Holdings is taking on a new shareholder by agreeing to sell a 22 percent stake to a unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

LONDON — A real estate unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and a British developer agreed on Friday to buy the Olympic Village of the 2012 Games in London for £557 million, or $906 million.

REUTERS Citic Capital Sells Stakeke to Qatar Fund  |  A unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is taking a 22 percent stake in the Chinese asset management firm Citic Capital Holdings, which manages more than $4.4 billion.

Ferret discusses its roles as an index of wealth, a monetary unit, an animal of sacrifice, and an icon in art and craft production.

Over the centuries, gold, particularly because of its uniqueness when compared to a monetary unit, has operated as a reservoir of wealth, vehicle of exchange, and an item of merit (Goodman, 1956; Solt and Swanson, 1981).