Sentence examples for severe fines from inspiring English sources

If Google had lost on several counts of the case, it could have been subject to severe fines or been forced to let Oracle in on future developments of Android.

(They faced severe fines and penalties — sometimes death — if they defied the interdiction).

Sellers of oversize plots have been warned of severe fines, as much as 300 times the plot's price.

But as a step in the right direction, stores that fail to sweep the sidewalks in front of them could be heavily penalized, with particularly severe fines for the big chains.

An angry FISA court could demand increasingly severe fines, identify more and more officers for jail time, and make it impossible for Facebook to operate within the United States by issuing more (and more invasive) warrants.

He said companies faced severe fines or closure if they failed to comply with new rules on payment of wages, standards of accommodation and other aspects of the employment of migrant workers in the hyper-wealthy Gulf emirate.

Consumer Affairs Victoria told the federal court last week that the agency should face a severe fine.

In proportion to Deloitte's total revenue in the country, it is the most severe fine Spain has ever imposed on a Big Five auditing firm, analysts said.

Although many people drive distracted, by texting and using apps on smartphones, I don't think anyone would be surprised if a driver who killed someone while texting and driving, was subject to criminal penalties, a severe fine, jail-time, and additionally a civil lawsuit.

Subjects all had at least mildly severe fine wrinkling and mottled hyperpigmentation.

In Hawaii, restaurants have until June 30 to cook or dispose of their fin inventories, and penalties for possession will be severe, with fines of $5,000 to $15,000 for a first offense.