Sentence examples for hefty payrolls from inspiring English sources

Defying critics of new state regulations, California continued to pad its hefty payrolls in June.

But if they miss the playoffs with their hefty payroll, his ice should melt.

The enduring criticism of the Mets is that they are a team with a hefty payroll that has underachieved.

As a team with immediate title hopes and a hefty payroll, the Nets would seem to need an experienced coach to lead them.

For all they spend, they owe only 4 percent of their hefty payroll this season to their starting outfielders Monday, and that looked like a bargain.

There is much more at play than the supernatural, of course — a hefty payroll, a healthy and productive roster, young players who augment the stars.

Of course, at $55 million last year, the Cubs had a hefty payroll, far more than the Kansas City Royals ($18 million), but far less than the Yankees ($88 million).

It is unclear how a new collective bargaining agreement might affect the Heat's hefty payroll, but Commissioner David Stern has said Miami should be able to keep its core intact.

And the Jets must accomplish their goals with a hefty payroll of about $100 million already in place, which could limit how many free agents they can sign before they start hitting the salary cap of about $120 million.

IN 1990, the Kansas City Royals had the heftiest payroll in Major League Baseball: almost $24 million.

The effort nearly collapsed after the House had passed a bill that included a hefty employer payroll tax and the Senate passed one much closer to Mr. Romney's plan.