Sentence examples for hefty head from inspiring English sources

IN ONE of the more shameful episodes of its past, Canada imposed a hefty head tax on all Chinese immigrants in 1885, then banned their entry altogether from 1923 to 1947.

The other women on our list got a hefty head start by inheriting money and in some cases whole companies, from their fathers or husbands.

He looked like a Hefty Bag headed for a wild night at the Crazy Horse.

Those who run and profit from rugby, and other sports that see hefty men's heads shaken by collision or contact with fast-moving balls, should be worried, too.

The raid resulted in the first ever global manhunt, but despite a hefty price on his head, Every was never found.

It got better for Monye, though, and for England, despite the disruption caused by the stretcher-borne departure of Harry Ellis, who took a hefty whack on the head but was later seen smiling on the home bench.

A night in a cosy Nepali teahouse loses some of its charm when you know the rock walls around you have only just been rebuilt, and the hefty beams over your head are still splintered right through.

The free kick comes to nothing beyond a hefty blow to the head for Algeria keeper Chaouchi who rolls around like a big soft boy before getting up shaking his head bravely like he's been chinned by Mr T and somehow survived.

As the website reports: This time it wasn't just the players who were sent into the goal mouth but also the coaching staff and Maradona received a hefty blow to his head which left him dazed for a few seconds.

Eventually, McCrea, Jim and Brenda find themselves in possession of a dead body and on the run not only from Perrier's men but from every lowlife in town -- because, once McCrea misses the deadline, Perrier puts a hefty bounty on his head.

At least that was the case in Kissimmee, Florida, on Saturday, as the quick instincts of one man saved a young boy from a hefty hit to the head when a loose bat flew straight toward them during a spring training game.