In all, the last year left a distinct impression of executives and directors who made rather obvious blunders, and were often richly compensated for their missteps.

If virtue is its own reward, the producers of "The Ernest Green Story" should be richly compensated.

Nor is it likely that any print journalist in America is so richly compensated by his newspaper.

Putting the games on the NFL Network is a change for the league, which is accustomed to being richly compensated by networks with rights fees.

Actually, that much of the group became not just employed but also richly compensated owes much to the influential management company run by Mr. Gold, 48, and Mr. Miller, 47.

Mr. Thomas is also richly compensated.

"You would have to be richly compensated."

"As much as I enjoy the charade, being a richly compensated human mule taxes my psychic endurance," Konik admits.

Charles of Parma gave up Parma, which came under direct Austrian rule, but he was richly compensated by being confirmed instead as king of Naples and Sicily.

"I'm sure he felt richly compensated."