Sentence examples for would be a pittance from inspiring English sources

Relinquishing tax-exempt status would be a pittance for Fifa, which recently reported reserves of $1.4bn.

Compared to what the United States peacefully did to help anti-Communists during the cold war, such aid would be a pittance, financially and operationally.

That amount would be a pittance in a national campaign and a fraction of the money spent for major Long Island political contests like those for county executive.

But here, drilling opponents say, income to Schuyler County would be a pittance -- just 2percentt of the royalties -- and taxpayers would have to finance repairs to roads damaged by heavy trucks.

That would be a small pittance and a big pity.

The withdrawal limit rose on Monday, but with inflation surpassing what independent economists say is an almost unimaginable 40 million percent, she said the value of the new amount would quickly be a pittance, too.

There could be tax consequences but the taxes would usually be a pittance compared to the savings.

Such a computer would be worth a pittance under a forward-looking valuation because the prices of computers have sharply dropped.

But the MySpace deal will be a pittance compared to what AOL brings in.

But that'll be a pittance compared to the cost of doing nothing.

It was never fair that one generation could secure its own pensions knowing everyone else would be left with a pittance in old age – as companies rushed to ditch their final salary-linked schemes – but we did not know it would also mean people sacrificing wage rises.