In sixteen eighty-one, King Charles the Second of England gave William Penn a large amount of land to establish a colony.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

The great American railroads were built by and large, for decades, by government subsidies, and a tremendous amount of corruption.

这几十年间,美国伟大铁路建起来了,这当然是是通过政府的支助,以及伴随着数不清的行贿受贿

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So, even if the cost is small, $10 a dose, it quickly amounts to a large amount of money.

因此,即使单只成本很小,可能只有十美元,但是这很快就会累积成为很大的金额

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All of them produced large amounts of paper money -- many times the amount they could exchange for gold or silver.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

A few weeks later, Paul's boss,Mr.Denny, gave Paul a large amount of money to take to the bank.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

She is offering a large amount of money to anyone who can return the letter to her.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

Then Andy took a large amount of money out of his pocket and asked Jeff to put it together with the other money.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

You could win a large amount of money in the United States through lotteries.

VOA: special.2010.12.05

The earthquake displaces a large amount of water in the ocean.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

There is still a large amount of goodwill by the Europeans toward the new president and people are prepared to wait and see."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29