Sentence examples for ridiculous pay from inspiring English sources
The two-headed outrage among masters of universe in finance that led to the system's near collapse – ridiculous pay packets rewarding irresponsible risks – also reflects faulty board oversight.
The unpopular rich, on the other hand, are the ones who remain largely anonymous — until they burst onto the scene with a perp walk (L. Dennis Kozlowski or Ken Lay), or they are garroted by the press for their ridiculous pay (Robert Nardelli of Home Depot, Dick Grasso of the New York Stock Exchange).
"There are many more important changes happening at Warwick – such as creeping commercialisation of education, the vice-chancellor's ridiculous pay cheque and clamp-downs on student protest – that are far more deserving of student outrage than whether the new logo is too rectangular.
This is such an excellent spoof of corporate advertising that you can't be entirely sure of its destination until the word 'banana' crops up – and it then builds beautifully towards its ridiculous pay-off.
"It's ridiculous to pay for this service I rarely use when I can get the same stuff online and save a lot of money," he said.
As far back as 1876, the National League founder William Hulbert contended that "it is ridiculous to pay ballplayers $2,000 a year, especially when the $800 boys often do just as well".
… It's ridiculous to pay lip service to addressing our debt every few months and then do nothing".
Several gaming blogs have complained about the pricing structure, noting that it seems kind of ridiculous to pay up to $29.99 to have access to a game for 90 days when you could buy the game used for $20 and keep it forever.
Mike Lupica argues in The Daily News that they would be crazy not to contemplate it, considering the ridiculous fortune paid for the Dodgers.
Even more ridiculous is paying a fee to buy an index fund, but that doesn't stop many fund management companies from charging one.
As an analysis of the contract by the non-partisan Tax Analysts detailed, the ridiculous amounts paid per hour to top partners is not even the most obvious problem.
