The phrase "a big fine for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing penalties or financial consequences associated with a specific action or behavior.
Example: "The company faced a big fine for violating environmental regulations."
Alternatives: "a hefty penalty for" or "a substantial fine for".
Even so, copping a big fine for running a dodgy "dark pool" would look naive.
In 2013 the country's Fair Trade Commission threatened the firm with a big fine, for allegedly unfair business practices.
| A guilty plea and a big fine for the Royal Bank of Scotland in the rate-rigging case.
RBS is also expected to be hit with a big fine for its role in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.
Another argument, promoted by French politicians, was that a big fine for BNP Paribas would cause lending to the French, and even the wider European, economy to be harmed.
Critics therefore say that the evidence is mixed, and that traffic deaths have fallen for other reasons, such as safer cars and fewer miles driven.But aside from that debate, many drivers object to getting a big fine for that most American of peccadillos, the so-called "rolling stop" (not actually a stop at all) when turning right on a red light.
He said they will incur a bigger fine for each day they miss in the regular season, which starts Oct. 6.
"You get a bigger fine for fishing out of season than you do for firing three workers who complain about their low pay or being cheated out of wages they earned.
Manchester City received a bigger fine for several cases of returning to the pitch late than Porto were given when Mario Balotelli was racially abused by the Portuguese club's fans.
Senate Bill 1449, signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010, reclassified possession of an ounce or less from a misdemeanor to a maximum $100 infraction you'll get a bigger fine for jaywalking in Los Angeles.
Q: Are you braced for a big fine from regulators?
