Sentences with phrase «pay stiff fines»

Companies that exceed their permits must buy extra allowances from those companies who have managed to reduce their emissions - or pay stiff fines.

Also among the firms that agreed to pay stiff fines was Global Strategy Group, a Democratic political consulting company that arranged lucrative pension deals between the comptroller's office and investment firms, though it was not licensed to do so.

If parents had to pay a stiff fine every time they ignored the terms of their custody agreement, there would be fewer absent parents, and less manipulation.

Not exact matches

I saw a pair in Topshop that i really liked but they were almost 50 quid i'm sure and to be honest, they weren't the comfiest - they were quite stiff and very tight around my middle but fine for my legs (the worst) so i couldn't really justify paying all that money for something i didn't feel that comfortable in.

You might have paid a stiff parking fine because you didn't know it was street cleaning day.