Some leading Congressional figures sounded skepticism about the president's approach.

If those figures don't sound terribly high, remember that college is a four-year deal.

Those figures may not sound earth-shattering, but the big change came in the tone emanating from the city and the university.

To most city planners, a figure like that would have sounded almost farcical.

Those figures sound about right from what I have read in many other sources.

The overall economic figures sound good, but there is an enormous accumulation of poverty at the lower levels.

A figure of £20bn - rising to a possible £40bn - sounds a big deal.

But industry analysts said the figures sounded about right.

Senior figures in Brussels were sounding a bit more hopeful.

That figure can sound pretty horrific to the ordinary citizen.