1.   The fines for speeding are large, but even so, they are not always a deterrent.

2.   There are heavy fines for drink-driving.

3.   Fines are meaningless to guys earning millions.

4.   A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.

5.   The fine was the largest ever imposed for river pollution in the UK.

6.   The act however, is extremely difficult to enforce, and fines have so far been nominal.

7.   There are stiff fines for non-compliance, and refuse collectors may rifle through rubbish left in unauthorised receptacles for clues to its origin.

8.   Substantial fines would be imposable under the new legislation.

9.   Officials say it could have been worse, the maximum fine is now five thousand pounds.

10.   Officials believe the latest fine is the heaviest in the country so far.