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staggering sum

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meanings of staggeringand sum


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staggering
adjective
uk /ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
very shocking ...
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sum
noun
uk /sʌm/ us /sʌm/
an amount ...
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Examples of staggering sum


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The state would have had to procure a staggeringsum to pay official salaries, but how?
That is a staggeringsum of money.
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This is a staggeringsum to borrow.
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That is a staggeringsum in a single year.
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That is not a staggeringsum, but a real contribution.
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I am sure that it would be a staggeringsum.
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It is the staggeringsum of £410 million.
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That is a vast sum—a staggeringsum!
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My local fire authority has £27 million in its reserves—a staggeringsum.
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A staggeringsum of money was invested in that company—unfortunately to very little effect.
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It is no less than the truly staggeringsum of £29,730.
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When we think of it, it is a staggeringsum that they contribute.
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To-day it amounts to the staggeringsum of something near £10,000,000,000.
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This is a staggeringsum for which to ask in a time of peace.
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I also draw attention to the staggeringsum spent on ordinary board and lodging payments.
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That leaves the staggeringsum of 675 billion dollars to be provided from net profits.
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That is why the total figure is now up to the staggeringsum of £300 million.
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The £1 million that he mentioned is a staggeringsum for a local parish to raise.
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This works out at the staggeringsum of 1½ d. per person per annum.
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The 'annoying reporting' might refer to the prominence o given the press' own parallel relief efforts, which eventually brought in the staggeringsum of 141, 393 yen.
It is a staggeringsum, considering that we are dealing with figures which were produced only recently.
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You have only to mention such a staggeringsum to realise the tragic failure of the price support system.
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That is a staggeringsum for any system of co-ordinated intervention by central banks to be able to control.
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Such a staggeringsum makes it imperative to encourage, wherever possible, the care of the elderly in their own homes.
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If it was a once-for-all increase of £250 million, it would still be a staggeringsum of money.
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