1.   And that could be a hefty sum.

2.   After turning over a hefty sum of change for a screamingly fast computer or a zippy little laptop, that wait can be especially annoying.

3.   By buying back the bonds, Chrysler saved itself money on interest costs, but had to pay a hefty sum to do that.

4.   D-Day is Monday, when Time hits news stands with its splashy excerpts package, the rights for which it paid a hefty undisclosed sum, outbidding Newsweek.

5.   First Union is paying a hefty sum for the privilege of picking off Corestates.

6.   In return, the Germans paid a hefty sum to the family of the late soldier.

7.   It was a hefty sum by pre-Depression standards.

8.   Mine said that partnership may be why Cisco agreed to pay such a hefty sum for GeoTel.

9.   Since her time, hiking has become a sport, and as such, there are people who invest hefty sums in their equipment.

10.   The artifacts are said to fetch hefty sums at flea markets and are ending up in private collections all over the United States.