21.   Acquiring Gilmour and his hefty salary was a major departure for the usually frugal Sabres.

22.   Brazilians can legally hold overseas bank accounts, and Lopes commanded a hefty salary at Macrometrica.

23.   Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong Friday decided against accepting a hefty salary raise recommended by a committee.

24.   The Montreal Expos shed another hefty salary Friday, trading popular slugger Henry Rodriguez to the Chicago Cubs for right-handed pitcher Miguel Batista.