Sentence examples for hefty rather from inspiring English sources

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China, where Disney have been busy trying to seed awareness of the little-known franchise (Sith took $11.7m there), will play a big part in plumping up The Force Awakens's takings in the new year; the Hollywood Reporter's local experts were pegging its potential between $200-$200-$300me, so hefty rather than record-breaking.

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Everyone will earn a hefty fee, rather than a salary.

In the end, Standard Chartered has decided to pay a hefty settlement rather than risk an embarrassing and prolonged showdown, even though it had rejected Mr Lawsky's accusations as a deliberate misunderstanding of normal bank processes.

In the case of the banks suspected of funneling billions of dollars in tainted money through the American financial system — HSBC and Standard Chartered — authorities decided last year to level hefty fines rather than seek criminal charges.

Away from the game he is almost painfully shy, and prefers to sit down to a bread-crumbed, fried steak (the Argentine delicacy milanesa) or a hefty barbecue rather than another plate of fish and pasta.

With billions of dollars at stake and neither company certain how it might fare in court, a brand-name manufacturer might prefer to pay its potential competitor substantial compensation to delay its generic drug and the generic maker might welcome a hefty payoff rather than face the uncertainties of litigation and marketing.

And, unlike on Broadway, the sometimes rather hefty ticket price includes a great meal.

For IAC, a midsize company with a market capitalization of $3.4 billion, this is a rather hefty payout.

It's noticeably lighter too and you can imagine carrying it around far more than the original, rather hefty, version.

He presented her with a rather hefty Belle of the Concours trophy, which she insisted on holding, at one point raising it aloft.

In the words of a trial reporter: "She is a big girl with a striking face: fine straight nose, thinnish curved lips, rather hefty chin, blue eyes.

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