significant sum

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandsum

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is asignificantsum.
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This is asignificantsum.
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We are talking about asignificantsum.
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That is asignificantsumof money.
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It would be asignificantsum.
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It will be asignificantsum.
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That is asignificantsum, to say the least.
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To most pensioners that is asignificantsum.
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Lastly, it saves the taxpayer asignificantsumof money.
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By any standards, that is asignificantsumof money.
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The 242 million ecu is asignificantsum.
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By any standards that is a verysignificantsum.
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This is asignificantsumby any standards.
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It can come to a verysignificantsumof money.
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By any measure, that is asignificantsum.
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That is a verysignificantsumof money.
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While this was asignificantsum, for a government near its ceiling due to previous borrowing it became a binding constraint.
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It is asignificantsumin public expenditure terms, by any standards.
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That is asignificantsumagainst a turnover of about £4 billion.
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I appreciate that that is asignificantsumand that pension rights are involved.
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That is a verysignificantsumof money, and it bears down disproportionately on small businesses.
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This is asignificantsumwhen compared with what is spent on the promotional side.
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That is asignificantsum, and can contribute substantially to meeting housing needs.
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In addition, asignificantsumof redundancy pay is being paid into the community.
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