While not stipulating dollar amounts of U.S.military aid, it authorizes such sums that are necessary to help the country deal with security needs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama used the Internet to build an unprecedented grassroots movement of volunteers and to raise record sums of money.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The mayor of L'Aquila, Massimo Cialente, sums up feelings of most people who experienced the quake.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Many countries have gone to great lengths, spending huge sums to boost their image in China.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

So,we are talking about large sums. Throughout the world, there is an estimate by the ILO of what we call stolen wages of almost $20 billion."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

He also claims he turned down large sums of money to defend his faith.

VOA: standard.2010.01.09

"In the last six months, AIG has received substantial sums from the U.S.Treasury,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Some have asked why companies like AIG were not allowed to go bankrupt, rather than the government investing massive sums of taxpayer money to prop them up.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

But the European bloc did not commit to any sums and said the amount the European Union would provide will depend on financial commitments by other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

And I didn't make large sums of money.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Those are phenomenal sums. In sub-Saharan Africa now nearly their three shots of vaccines, The announcement by the Gates Foundation was made at the World Economic Forum, which runs through January 31st.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

And that is the system and culture that made them possible - a culture where people made enormous sums for taking irresponsible risks that have now put the entire economy at risk,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.19