Examples of 'top-heavy' in a sentence

Meaning of "top-heavy"

Top-heavy is used to describe an organization or structure that has too many levels of hierarchy or management in comparison to the number of employees or resources
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  • having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple
  • having an excessive number of administrators or managers
  • Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees.
  • having a disproportionately large upper body, especially the bust

How to use "top-heavy" in a sentence

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So you have this top-heavy infrastructure.
Its top-heavy design made it prone to rollovers.
These refrigerators are top-heavy and must.
We are top-heavy and when that pump is repaired.
Just be aware that she is a little top-heavy.
It has always been top-heavy with business interests.
Improper loading can cause the product to be top-heavy.
It need not become a top-heavy bureaucratic enterprise.
A weight like that might make you top-heavy.
The establishment of a top-heavy administration must be avoided.
Here are the highlights of the top-heavy field.
Vasa was built top-heavy with insufficient ballast.
Spengler foresaw the collapse of a top-heavy civilization.
Perhaps a bit top-heavy and too narrow of beam.
No doubt losing sleep over our somewhat top-heavy inventory.

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The structure was top-heavy and potentially unstable.
The structures of complex, integrated missions remained duplicative and top-heavy.
Not that many top-heavy ballerinas out there.
There is a risk that the bureaux will become top-heavy superstructures.
But questioned why a top-heavy bureaucracy is needed to do that.
Those first steps will not lead to the creation of a top-heavy bureaucracy.
Plant is extremely top-heavy and falls over easily.
Top-heavy actresses get stuck in a refrigerator and have to dance their way out.
This administration and its top-heavy schools system.
Secure top-heavy furniture and shelving units to prevent tipping.
The chesty one with the top-heavy lovelies.
Refrigerator is top-heavy and tips easily when not securely installed.
He also welcomed the measures taken to prevent a top-heavy organizational structure.
Staff shortages and top-heavy internal systems are part of the problem.
It is certainly true that many passenger ships of the period were made slightly top-heavy.
Trust me to pick the most top-heavy candle in the crate.
Or the top-heavy wash plant could fall off at any turn.
It fears that the result could even be a top-heavy management hierarchy.
The ship was top-heavy with its centre of gravity being too high.
My second point concerns ageing and the top-heavy age structure in this society.
This appliance is top-heavy and must be secured to prevent the possibility of tipping forward.
One reason for the regional lag in industrial development was top-heavy income distribution.
The refrigerator is Top-Heavy and must be secured to prevent the possibility of tipping forward.
Diagonally positioned bracing to the container floor is preferable for cargo that is top-heavy.
These appliances are top-heavy and must be secured to prevent the possibility of tipping forward.
Use brackets, braces or wall straps to secure unstable or top-heavy furniture to the wall.
For the top-heavy configurations, the surface tension stabilizes a certain wavenumber range.
It 's also a good idea to replace any top-heavy furniture that can not be secured.
Secure top-heavy furniture to keep it from tipping, and keep heavy items on lower shelves.
Particular attention should be paid to ensuring that the final staffing table is not top-heavy.
The overloaded side or top-heavy truck can easily overturn and cause an accident.
Google has announced that it will penalize sites with pages that are top-heavy with ads.
There is no way that top-heavy bimbo can play a delicate, refined instrument like the violin.
These modifications created yet more weight to an already top-heavy design, causing stability problems.
Buxom, top-heavy women should look for cocktail dresses that will accentuate their legs.

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