The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.

那位穷画家以微不足道的数目卖了他的画。

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And this week he reiterated his opposition to taking the number of troops in Afghanistan down to a paltry sum, and said zero is out of the question for him.

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TEMPLE-RASTON: The owner of the old 2001 Odyssey, a Brooklyn man named Jay Rizzo, told Bruno that he had no intention of letting the floor go for such a paltry sum.

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