Sentence examples similar to size severance from inspiring English sources

(Naturally, those who approved these wagers left, if they left at all, with monster-size severance. You and I will pick up the monster-size bill in many different ways).

An article on Tuesday about the anger expressed by lawmakers in Britain over the size of severance payments by the BBC to departing executives between 2009 and 2012 referred incorrectly to the number of Britons who pay a license fee to watch television.

BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has called the size of severance payments made to senior BBC managers a matter of "shock and dismay".

David Cameron led the condemnation, saying the size of the severance deal was "hard to justify".

Next came speculation about the size of a severance package for his brief-tenured successor, Eric Honegger (it turned out to be $275,000).

But on the last occasion when reports of the size of her severance circulated, News International sources indicated that money would have to be paid back if a court returned a guilty verdict.

Tim Luckhurst, a former BBC journalist and former editor of The Scotsman who teaches journalism at the University of Kent, said the size of the severance seemed intended to buy future loyalty and discretion while discussing the BBC's policies and problems, including the scandal involving sexual abuse accusations against some of the BBC's performers, including Jimmy Savile.

Differences between the chairman of the BBC Trust, Chris Patten, and a former director general of the BBC, Mark Thompson, were less dramatic than the anger of lawmakers over the apparent inability of BBC executives and regulators to understand why the size of the severance payments was so shocking.

Thomson defended the size of her severance payout, on top of a £2m pension pot, saying it was her "contractual entitlement" and she did a "very big responsible job, I could have earned a lot more if I was working for ITV".

The general structure of non-explosive service contracts is outlined, and the size of the severance market is estimated.

And while fuller disclosure of exit packages several years ago has helped ratchet down the size of the biggest severance deals, efforts by shareholders and regulators to further restrict payouts have had less success.