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Examples
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No whim of the spirit, no burgeoning of the heart, leads him to give more of his labor-power than they for a certain sum.
THE SCAB 2010
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The emailer did not suggest that African-Americans were âinferiorâ in sum.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities 2010
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No whim of the spirit, no burgeoning of the heart, leads him to give more of his labor-power than they for a certain sum.
THE SCAB 1905
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No whim of the spirit, no burgeoning of the heart, leads him to give more of his labor power than they for a certain sum.
The Scab 1905
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No whim of the spirit, no burgeoning of the heart, leads him to give more of his labor-power than they for a certain sum.
The Scab 1904
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Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much -- naming the sum.
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"The authorities use the same criteria for us as they do commercial radio networks, but for the most part our journalists are volunteers, run stations in rural areas and don't have the means to pay that kind of sum."
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Roll was held just outside, and when the prefect's voice was heard calling the first name the door would be flung open, and still reclining in arm-chairs they shouted out the immemorial "sum."
The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939
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The minister shook him by the hand, and sat down cheerfully, and soon put daylight through the "sum."
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Edward Eggleston 1869
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They wouldn't have $40,000 to pay for the care of their pets, or the money to try to fight having to pay that kind of sum.
Chattablogs 2010
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