31.   It never delivers the major revelation, the big payoff that smacks the audience between the eyes.

32.   Light credits his success to putting the big payoff at the back of his mind.

33.   Local officials insist, nevertheless, that the games will produce big economic payoffs.

34.   Of course, a big payoff is not guaranteed.

35.   Now, a Thursday-night slot might be his big payoff.

36.   Options can deliver big payoffs on small investments, but traders risk losing their initial capital.

37.   Other towns around the state also are reaping big payoffs by making relatively small investments in athletic training sites for the games.

38.   Prospects accept that arrangement not only because they have no choice but also because they dream of a big payoff down the line.

39.   Purcell said it could take years to expand since it can take a long time to find companies poised to deliver big payoffs.

40.   Saunders, of Triumph Films, is hoping for a big payoff, if the movie is a hit and spawns a sequel.