The sum of 2 plus 2 plus 2 is 6. From LearnThat.org.
He borrowed a large sum. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The power of the sum is also controlled by weak processes. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
Individual accomplishments are important, but the sum is always greater in value than the individual parts. From Wordnik.com. [Women Grow Business » Search Results » levin] Reference
It was in these that Gruenwald introduced the concept of the “Omniverse,” which he described as the sum total of all universes. From Wordnik.com. [A Month of Writers, Day Twenty: Chris Roberson « Whatever] Reference
Scripture style, the sum is reckoned in round numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Its closing interrogative hinge marks, in sum, the pivot of. From Wordnik.com. [Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian] Reference
So -- in sum -- TRUTH matters in the case of a nonfiction book. From Wordnik.com. [Step away] Reference
There are some things, in sum, that not even coalitions can change. From Wordnik.com. [Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan by DR Thorpe – review] Reference
A similar sum is being provided by the government over the same period. From Wordnik.com. [Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire] Reference
Ever heard of that old saying about how the sum is greater than the parts?. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
BOISE, Idaho (AP) With the Colorado Buffaloes, the sum is more than its parts. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Big 12 battle set as Sooners and Buffs advance] Reference
If the sum is greater than the Treasury rate, then the stock is paying too much. From Wordnik.com. [Dow 36,000] Reference
The sum is better than the parts in Oakland, but more help is needed at the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ranking the playoff contenders] Reference
We said we would collect money, or rather ask to have a certain sum of money guaranteed. From Wordnik.com. [Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography] Reference
This sum is small compared with the aggregate property and annual earnings of the people. From Wordnik.com. [The Civil War in America.] Reference
This gigantic sum is the levy for a single year only, and it has been frequently exceeded. From Wordnik.com. [Canada and Imperial Defence] Reference
Totaled, the sum is larger than the combined sum spent by all other nations on military security. From Wordnik.com. [Easter Lemming Liberal News] Reference
It definitely gives new meaning to the term the sum of the whole is greater than individual parts. From Wordnik.com. [Quazen] Reference
Which included, in sum, a forcing of Bushit to compromise -- a first, and no small accomplishment. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Lady Burton received a substantial sum from the publishers for the book, and it was published in May. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton] Reference
He said, – as if to confound me by proof, – You received a certain sum in January and an equal sum in July. From Wordnik.com. [English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century] Reference
In Ireland the new bank bailout was remarkably close in sum to recently announced cuts, €5bn as against €4bn. From Wordnik.com. [Is George Osborne cutting for a rainy day of bailouts?] Reference
She neglected to say that she had paid the tenant a certain sum to leave the cottage and move into another house. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of Central High on the Stage: or, The Play That Took the Prize] Reference
I find the Government here also levies a very considerable sum from the Chinese, for the privilege of selling opium. From Wordnik.com. [A Boy's Voyage Round the World] Reference
"Tidy little sum, is n't it?" asked Tom, who could n't bear the silence, or the startled, grieved look in Polly's eyes. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-Fashioned Girl] Reference
They gave him some British soldiers to take back to Rome, and even promised to pay him a certain sum of money every year. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
Red ink meant that someone was to receive a certain sum of money; or else red ink meant that his signature was to be ignored. From Wordnik.com. [In a Ruined Country] Reference
I remember hearing of a very mad, opium-eating, chers - or bang-consuming derveesh, who demanded a large sum from the English. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
The terms sum, remainder, product, and quotient are frequently applied indiscriminately in the four ground rules of arithmetic. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes] Reference
A certain sum should be set aside for home expenses; rent, fuel, taxes, insurance, and all the minor details should be specified. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding] Reference
The sum is that they should perform all religious exercises in their assemblies so that all might join in them and profit by them. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Cauchon brought the offer of this very sum from the English -- a royal prince's ransom for the poor little peasant-girl of Domremy. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2] Reference
Early MIPI media statements talk of hundreds of thousands of downloads, so perhaps the settlement sum is close to a million dollars. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Swiftel mystery case] Reference
Could this be repaid, and the High Commission retrieve the sum from the Kenyans later, given that bail refunding is a lengthy process?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
The lender agrees to provide a certain sum of money, which the borrower agrees to repay according to agreed-upon terms and conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Richard (RJ) Eskow: Getting Medieval On Your Assets: Four Reasons Foreclosure Fraud Really, Really Matters] Reference
Byron and P. Shelley — parents "of distinguished literary celebrity" — in sum and particular, phantasy objects that are haunting (175). From Wordnik.com. [Attached to Reading: Mary Shelley's Psychical Reality] Reference
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