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Example sentences for: hefty

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Well, the interesting thing is that nothing has gone wrong, and yet in the course of two weeks Disney's stock fell 13 percent, a fairly hefty tumble for a company with a market cap of $79 billion.
Here's how Larry Rohter describes it in the New York Times : "A band of guerrillas appears out of nowhere, sets up a roadblock on a main highway, stops every car or bus that happens along, takes away all the passengers who seem likely to have a good job or a prominent name, and holds them captive until a hefty ransom is paid."
The O.J. spectacle was in full bloom at the time, and I remember thinking that it took pretty hefty stones to contend that anyone (apart from, say, those with a financial stake in Court TV) could benefit from a televised trial.
While the banana sanctions violate World Trade Organization rules, American vigor in this matter seems to derive from the hefty contributions Chiquita's major shareholder, Carl Linder, makes to both political parties.
Carpets and needlepoint: Ottoman craftsmen left behind a legacy in both the use and production of fine carpets — look for hand-knotted ornate patterns in wool or silk which come with a hefty price tag.