Sentence examples for handsome dividend from inspiring English sources

As investments go, it's paid a handsome dividend, because the Conservatives have fought fiercely for the interests of the City.

When two Standard Oil geologists entered Iraq on a prospecting mission, the British civil commissioner handed them over to the chief of police of Baghdad; in 1927 the British takeover paid a handsome dividend when oil was struck at Baba Gurgur, in the northern part of Iraq.

One thing that makes Bandag different from an Internet company is that it has the free cash flow to pay a handsome dividend, an indicated $1.18 a share (recent quarterly payout times four).

Instead, they take pleasure in paying out a handsome dividend (91% of earnings last year, currently yielding 5% on a recent stock price of $25.25) and sitting on a squeaky-clean balance sheet, with $19 million in cash and liquid investments and less than $1 million in debt.

The risk-adverse company pays a handsome dividend (91% of earnings last year, currently yielding 5% on a recent stock price of $25.25) and sits on a squeaky-clean balance sheet, with $19 million in cash and liquid investments and less than $1 million in debt.

This aftercare pays handsome dividends.

The strategy paid handsome dividends.

The homework has paid handsome dividends.

Here, at last, their attractive passing game paid handsome dividends.

But the Sam Mendes factor appears to have paid handsome dividends.

Ms Saunders sits on the BHS board and receives handsome dividends.