Sentences with phrase «mere pittances»

The indigenous peoples have many Bibles of differing «authority», versions, and mere pittances of the land my ancestors started with.

For instance, legislators like Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon recently warned that Cures amounts to a big pharma giveaway which will weaken regulatory standards on drugs, provide a mere pittance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and do nothing to confront the rising tide of high drug prices.

I say «curious» because Marathon came under intense scrutiny for its initial plans to hike the drug's price to $ 89,000 per year even though it's available for a mere pittance in other countries (and doesn't actually address the root causes of Duchenne, but rather just some of its muscle - wasting symptoms).

Does it mean what it says - # 8bn of extra funding over five years, a mere pittance given the huge funding requirements of the service?

What ASUU is demanding in terms of allowance is a mere pittance when compared with what the illiterate «legislathieves» are appropriating to themselves on an hourly basis.

If you're looking to attain all of the status that comes with owning a Rolex at the cost of a mere pittance, consider luxury replica watches to be your one way ticket to a more exciting lifestyle; you'll be glad you did.

Nevertheless, this true tale of overcoming - the - odds proves oh so touching because it simultaneously sheds light on the plight on of an invisible sector of society, namely, the masses of mostly Mexican immigrants who harvest our produce in obscurity for a mere pittance.

Schools may get a sense this holiday season of whether a new fund - raising approach will roll in big bucks or a mere pittance.

These specialist teachers receive a salary of # 40.000, while we have a mere pittance.

Both clients had been paying mortgage payments close to $ 10,000.00 per month from their retirement accounts for the past year, and both clients were now at the end of their rope, with their retirement accounts dwindled to a mere pittance.

So with the investment returns of our new reality, the amount of withdrawal taxes paid is a mere pittance compared to what traditional wisdom has led you to believe.

This is also because fixed income investments don't yield anything anymore, and realized capital gains distributions are also down to a mere pittance.

For that mere pittance, you'll get four modes, over 35 levels, leaderboards, Trophies, co-op, and more!

Of course, compared to the numbers you're talking about, it's a mere pittance.

If you've been procrastinating right up to the courts due date next - day certificate delivery can be your's for a mere pittance more.