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Meanings of vast sums in English

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Usage of vast sums in English
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We have no reason to send these governments vast sums of money.
The Irish Times
2
The vast sums it proposes to spend for this purpose are justified.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
3
He lavished vast sums on them and loaded them with every honour.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
4
His parents spent vast sums of money attempting to ascertain his whereabouts.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
5
With this I traded at various ports, gaining vast sums of money.
The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites
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It is unknown what vast sums of money he used to spend!
The Life and Perambulations of a Mouse
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A global levy on financial transactions, however, would generate vast sums.
The Guardian
8
The Russian government owes its workers vast sums in unpaid salaries.
The Irish Times
9
The rebuilding of Iraq will involve vast sums of international aid.
The Irish Times
10
The houses of this kind in Germany yield vast sums to the government.
The Abominations of Modern Society
11
He'd put vast sums of time and thought into this project.
Timescape
12
Small investors invested vast sums in the companies, relying on the misleading advice.
The Irish Times
13
The precise way these vast sums will be spent remains unclear.
Independent.ie
14
These vast sums had been raised in various ways and from various personages.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 31: 1580-82
15
I was the rising star.' Leeson did make Barings vast sums.
The Guardian
16
He distributed vast sums among the ministers and holy men of his religion.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 03
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Vast sums through the time
Vast sums across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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