Even with those artistic sacrifices, the eventual savings amounted to only $30,000, far less than the cost of a single episode.

With the annual costs for these resources less than £1m, such figures suggest that for every £1 spent on securing national agreements, the savings amounted to more than £26.

She received £50 per annum extra (and the net savings to the guardians amounted to £90 for the year).

The savings for the extra 14 days it was active amounted to about $4 million, he said.

If Chase's ordinary expenses in 1989 had been cut by a third, for example, the savings would have amounted to nearly $1.2 billion, more than the company's record 1988 profit of $1.06 billion.

Mr. Yardeni said that personal savings amounted to $206 billion last year, compared with $102 billion in 1987.

The annual saving in debt payments amounts to just over US$1 billion.

If their savings amounted to more, the couple would have to "spend down" their assets before Medicaid took effect.

By the Corps' estimate, the savings created amounted to about $6 million annually and a reduction of 175 full-time equivalent staff years.

If you (and your partner) have savings and/or investments amounting to more than £8,000 you will not be entitled to claim benefit.