Some of the classes were of around 200 in size with only two trainers accommodating the training for a class of this size.

FORBES: Report From Inside The Olympic Security Mess: No Schedules, No Uniforms And No Training

The underlying publishers were Wiley and some other rivals, and the size of his revenue caught their attention.

FORBES: Legality Of Selling Used Items

Although the increase had been anticipated by some analysts, many were surprised by the size of it.

BBC: Bank of Japan increases asset purchase programme

Professor Sharpe said that some women were prevented from taking part in everyday activities because of the size of their breasts.

BBC: Surgery

But he said the main salary costs were governed by the size of the force, adding that it was not worthwhile for some officers to become a chief constable "because you could be losing money coming from one force going to the other".

BBC: Hunt widens for new police chief

Cotswold District Council said it had received a small number of objections about the colour and size, raised by some residents whose homes were near or overlooked the play area, but said the scheme was the developer's responsibility.

BBC: The playground when it was fenced off

On ABC's "This Week, " Mr. Plouffe conceded that "some of the cuts were Draconian, " acknowledging a degree of backlash among Democrats to the size of the spending cuts agreed to Friday night.

WSJ: Debt Ceiling Is Next Battleground

Lord Strathclyde admitted "it is true the House is bigger than it has been for some years, " but he denied the government's plans were affected by the size or cost of the Lords, claiming reform would boost democracy.

BBC: Elected House of Lords 'would cost more'