Sentences with phrase «very substantial sums»

(On the latter they struggle to come up with a shred of evidence to support their case, and ignore the fact that coal miners and gas extractors and pay very substantial sums in royalties to governments.)

It was the Indulgence, previously referred to, which the young pluralist Archbishop of Mainz had promoted — half of all the money collected was going to his bankers, the Fugger, to whom he owed a very substantial sum on account of the fines paid by them to Rome on his behalf for his election to the Archbishopric, and for his pluralism.

The appellant has the advantage of having a very substantial sum in RRSPs and any appreciation in the value of the plans, whether through interest, dividends, or increase in value of equities, is tax - sheltered until withdrawal.

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But it has had a difficult time living up its initial hopes and has lost substantial sums in what has proved to be a very challenging business.

I believe that Stephen Hawkins and Kip Thorne (who are very good friends) had a wager involving a substantial sum.

This may be correct in claims with a very substantial discount, but such opinion appears to be derived from the misconception that a lump sum might be invested with the result that the shortfall could be reduced over time.

While I can't argue with Ms. Mireau's numbers — $ 25,000 is a lot of money to the average Canadian by any objective standard — the increase is designed to open the doors of the courtroom to those very people for whom $ 25K is a substantial sum.