Sentences with phrase «paltry sums in»

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That's still a relatively paltry sum at Verizon, which brings in $ 120 billion or more a year.

Its gold, gas and diamond holdings are few smaller and they're counted by the nation's central bank in its $ 9.7 billion of dwindling foreign reserves, a paltry sum for any country.

But not even this paltry sum has been directed to the areas most in need.

If Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta never picked up those injuries they got middle of last season, Francis Coquelin would still be plying his trade in some championship team or perhaps sold for a paltry sum to some mid table team while our problems persist.

As a supporter of a club who chased the dream in a relatively minor way — we went into admin for the comparatively paltry sum of  # 300,000 — I should know.

As mentioned in my initial preview, only Bolton registered fewer points on their travels last season than Mick McCarthy's homesick Wolves, while only Stoke netted fewer than Wolves» paltry sum of 16 away goals.

Findings by the Nigeria Politics Online revealed that the billionaire had demanded to know the turnover of the business from his twin brother whom he bequeathed the hotel to but to his utter dismay, he could only account for a drop in the bucket out of the huge investment which is a paltry sum of N47, 000.

Winteregg raised just $ 48,000 for the entire contest — a paltry sum compared to the nearly $ 13 million Boehner has brought in this cycle.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Monday questioned the federal government over what he called the paltry sums allocated to the South West geo - political zone in this year's N7trillion budget.

Set in 1879, the small town of Rose Creek has been invaded by mining mogul Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), who's offered the citizens two options: take his paltry sum of money for their land or deal with the consequences when he returns in three weeks.

This is not to say that we should never increase public funding to schools; numerous states in this country allocate paltry sums of money to children who need it the most, and in these instances funding should be increased.

Of particular interest to performance fans is the Z51 package, which, for a paltry sum, adds an electronically - controlled limited slip differential, more aggressive suspension, a closer - ratio transmission, a dry - sump oiling system, a diff cooler, and an aero package that together allow the car to hit 60 mph in less than four seconds.

«It may seem like a paltry sum to some people but it's real money, it's currency, so it can do a lot of good for those struggling on lower incomes,» says Roy Weber, managing director of Community Charity Services for the Waterloo region in Ontario.

Today, U.S. stocks pay a dividend yield of just 2 %... a paltry sum compared to the 4.4 % you can earn in Australian stocks.

Combining six award - winning indie titles — Machinarium, Osmos, And Yet It Moves, Azteca, Eufloria and Auditorium — the Love Bundle gives you the very best in independent gaming for a paltry sum of $ 20.

Six black influencers are featured on the 2017 Power 100 list, a paltry sum, but more than in any previous year.

Twenty - five of these huge projects are due to come online by 2019, supported by 40.5 billion rupees ($ 649 million) in central - government funding — a paltry sum given that Desert Sunlight cost more than $ 1.5 billion to build.

The returns on PPF are always in single digits and most of it is taken away by inflation, leaving a paltry sum for future.