unprecedented sum
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunprecedentedandsum
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unprecedented
adjective
uk/ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/us/ʌnˈpres.ə.den.t̬ɪd/
never having happened or existed in ...
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sum
noun
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofunprecedentedandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is anunprecedentedsumand it is 2½ times as much as we were spending in 1934.
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Five shillings is anunprecedentedsumoutside war or immediate post-war years.
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Some £10 million, anunprecedentedsum, is being invested in a new bus fleet, added to which a new timetable will offer more frequent journeys.
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That is anunprecedentedsumof money to be spent by any administration in the history of the country.
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Nine out of 10 have gone on to the higher grades with increases this year of around £2,000, a quiteunprecedentedsum.
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Thirty-four million pounds—andunprecedentedsum—has already been pledged, and much more will follow.
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That is not anunprecedentedsum.
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This year we are spending more than £55 billion on social security—more than £1 billion a week—but even thatunprecedentedsummust be directed to where it is most needed.
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Again, it was anunprecedentedsumfor a soap actress to earn at that time.
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We are investing unprecedented sums in sport and culture.
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The plans are designed to unlock unprecedented sums for investment—some £16 billion over the next 15 years, including £4 billion from the private sector.
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I hope that that policy, when combined with the unprecedented sums that are going to support treatment, will help many people who have a problem.
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Davis raised $13.2 million in 1999 and $14.2 million in 2000, both unprecedented sums at the time so early in an elected term.
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