Sentence examples for was originally sought from inspiring English sources

The space is a tiny 700 square feet, one-third what was originally sought.

The Hollywood Reporter says Ethan Hawke was originally sought for Wilson's role but plans fell through after director Ron Howard left the project.

The amounts of money that corporations are willing to pay are huge -- and in some cases far more than what was originally sought.

But these guidelines, watered down to forestall action by Congress, fall far short of what was originally sought by the SEC's chairman, Arthur Levitt.Company financial statements, in America and elsewhere, must be approved by an independent auditor.

When Palm shares were sold on March 2, the offering price was $38, more than twice what was originally sought, and the shares traded as high as $165 that first day before ending the day at just over $95 a share.

Actor James McAvoy was originally sought to star as Domscheit-Berg.

The department of the attorney general admits that "the process can be very slow and frustrating, it may take many months, or even years, to resolve the matter [and] the outcome may not be what the applicant was originally seeking".

But yesterday, Mr. Miller gathered the Democratic caucus and told them the administration had proposed restoring only about $40 million of the $700 million or so the Council was originally seeking.

So Dilbert walked out of those discussions with double what he was originally seeking.

Wilding commented that Stevens was originally seeking friendship with Percy, because he reminded her of O'Malley.

Garner's family was originally seeking $75 million in damages when they filed a notice of claim -- the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city -- last October.