Sentence examples for hefty increases from inspiring English sources

For that entire well-heeled group, hefty increases were common, often de rigueur.

Gasoline prices fell slightly, but hefty increases for natural gas produced a 0.9percentt rise in energy costs.

Prescription drug costs increased nearly 19percentt last year, and analysts expect further hefty increases this year and in 2002.

The defense budget is already nearly $310 billion a year, with hefty increases planned in the years ahead.

This tax has been subject to regular hefty increases and from last month stands at £72 per tonne.

Regional shippers bemoaned hefty increases in their insurance bills.In fact, Arab countries have done quite nicely, thank you.

"It's a pretty hefty increase".

The hefty increase in military spending reflects the country's changing view of itself.

A hefty increase in the minimum wage – 84% since 2003 after adjusting for inflation – also helped quite a bit.

This year, eight artists joined the fold; it was a hefty increase bringing the membership to a still-manageable 30.

The review led to a hefty increase in pay, a symptom also of a generally lax approach to public finances.