considerable sum

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandsum

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable sum

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These concessions were then rented or transferred to third parties for aconsiderablesumof money.
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This was aconsiderablesum, and no one had forgotten the incident.
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It is aconsiderablesum.
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Aconsiderablesumis involved.
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That is aconsiderablesum.
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This is aconsiderablesum.
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That took aconsiderablesum.
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In addition, aconsiderablesumof money was invested in institutional infrastructure to build labs and purchase specialized equipment.
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Secondly, as a consequence of the long procedure, the legal business could easily cost parishes aconsiderablesumof money.
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That is a veryconsiderablesum.
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They amount to aconsiderablesum.
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That is a veryconsiderablesumindeed.
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It must be a veryconsiderablesum.
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Is not that a veryconsiderablesum?
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It amounts to aconsiderablesum.
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This is anotherconsiderablesumof money.
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That is aconsiderablesumof money.
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It is not aconsiderablesum.
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It must be aconsiderablesum.
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This is aconsiderablesumof money.
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It will be aconsiderablesum.
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So it means a veryconsiderablesum.
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That would mean a veryconsiderablesum.
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That will be a veryconsiderablesum.
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It is still aconsiderablesum.
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