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Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald A. Pavlik Jr. estimated that the agency loses up to $25 million a year in unpaid fares — a hefty sum for an agency that just announced that it will seek a $29 million increase in the operating subsidies from the jurisdictions that fund it.

That's a hefty sum for a single assignment, and it comes as merger activity in general has slackened.

Although a hefty sum for baseball tickets, that number is dwarfed by the amount federal authorities say Madoff stole from investors.

The average cost of smuggling one person to Europe through Iran, Turkey and Greece was about $7,500, a hefty sum for most here.

Each weekend, tour operators like him hire porters to carry tents and other gear up the mountain for $24, a hefty sum for Congo.

That is equivalent to £39 at the prevailing street exchange rate – a hefty sum for prose in a country where the average working urbanite earns around £275 monthly.

The short-term commitment gives him a chance to earn a longer and more lucrative deal next off-season, but it is a hefty sum of money for a soon-to-be 34-year-old who has not played since accidentally shooting himself in the leg in November 2008.

New Blues: McLeish's savvy signings *Roger Johnson: The defender was prised away from Cardiff City for a hefty sum of £5m but has been outstanding.

The discounts favor riders who can shell out a hefty sum -- $70 for the 30-day card, for example -- more than those able to spare only a few dollars at a time.

Though you could fork over a hefty sum (around $12 to $20) for a picture taken by a professional photographer on board, you could easily carry your own camera and save yourself the extra cost.

"Working for Love" sold for a hefty sum to a British publisher and was a best seller.