Sentence examples for sizable fines from inspiring English sources

That policy, which was put in place in response to court settlements in 1979 and 2008, requires the city, under threat of sizable fines, to find a roof immediately for every homeless person.

The argument is that these individuals and businesses might have religious objections to gay couples' marrying and could be exposed to sizable fines or strong penalties under nondiscrimination statutes.

According to the agreement, companies will face sizable fines if they don't make "reasonable efforts to verify that consent is given or authorized by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, taking into consideration available technology".

Although BP has resolved the criminal charges against the company, it still faces sizable pollution fines before it can put the accident behind it.

The menu offers the standard bells and whistles -- beets and goat cheese, lamb chops with shiraz sauce, crème brûlée -- but the food, while a little pricey, is not overly fussy, and this seems to suit a sizable contingent just fine.

Herewith, a short wish list: MAKE IT STING First, when regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission settle with individuals after investigations, why not require those people to pay a sizable portion of the fines and penalties out of their own pockets?

But with the practice spreading in recent years, according to 311 complaints, the city's Transportation Department has proposed a sizable deterrent: quintupling the fine for "street defacement" to $250, from $50 — where it has stood for more than 20 years.

The nearly $9bn fine is a sizable one compared to BNP's profits – the bank made $6.5bn in 2013.

But the voices out there crying "Enough!" do suggest that the small audience for this kind of meal does not include a pretty sizable chunk of the larger fine-dining customer base.

The band helped devise that formula more than 20 years ago and hasn't much altered it since — which probably suits a sizable portion of its audience just fine.

The case has forced politicians in Australia — where Lebanese immigrants make up a sizable minority — to walk a very fine line.