noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a positive contribution
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Most refugees are determined to make a positive contribution to their new country.
a useful contribution
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He played well and made a useful contribution to the team’s performance.
contribution
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He made a valuable contribution to our work.
pension contributions (= money that you pay into a pension )
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You can make additional pension contributions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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big
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No one knows how big the contribution was and the price paid for the electricity is being kept secret.
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They raise more money in big contributions , and we take all the heat.
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Ruthin struggled to post 107-9, the biggest single contribution of 16 coming in extras.
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The first big contribution was on March 22.
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Financial betting-or spread bets on stock indices and individual shares-continued to make the biggest contribution .
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That doesn't include big contributions to Mr Clinton's presidential library project.
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These are used consistently and make a big contribution to giving a site a designed look.
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The biggest single contribution to the raised level of this production comes from the conducting of Michel Plasson.
charitable
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The very sound of my name in quest of some charitable contribution sends many of them in flight to the Outer Hebrides.
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Those include the deductibility of charitable contributions , education expenses, interest and medical expenses.
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In 1696 he was arrested for signing and circulating an appeal for charitable contributions to relieve the extruded clergy.
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The vast majority of the money comes from abroad, given as legal charitable contributions , he said.
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These include the treatment of capital transfers, of charitable contributions , and of capital gains arising from interest rate changes.
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Document the costs and benefits of participating in school-to-work, rather than treating it solely as a charitable contribution .
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The next obstacle is just as tough: the $ 24 billion annual tax savings for charitable contributions .
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But they also reward or punish behavior: The deduction for charitable contributions underwrites generosity.
financial
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In some cases subject departments were also making a financial contribution to the library book budget.
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And in return, legislators depend heavily on the mainstream media for their large-scale financial contributions and favorable press coverage.
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Additionally, these sections have made a financial contribution to the sponsorship.
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Under the Reagan and Bush administrations, this displeasure took the form of refusing to pay our assessed financial contribution .
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It made financial contributions at independence 20 years ago.
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More than 100 people made financial contributions .
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It usefully strengthens the Library's preservation microfilming programme with a substantial external financial contribution .
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They would prefer not to have to make a financial contribution , regardless of their ability to pay.
great
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The banning of tobacco advertising would be a great contribution to achieving what the United States has already achieved.
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Social workers need to weigh up its importance alongside other issues where they may have a greater contribution .
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He collects several hits but his greatest contribution is in the field, not with his glove but with his mouth.
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While it was doubtless a noble religion it still had a greater contribution to make to humanity.
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But the greatest contribution Mrs Thatcher made to selling the reforms was to lose the Tory leadership.
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They are the votes which, usually making the greatest contribution to a successful candidate's quota, are the most influential.
illegal
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The company also pleaded no contest to falsifying its records to hide the illegal contributions .
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Criminal investigators are examining a number of illegal or questionable contributions from foreign sources.
important
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Credit manager can make an important contribution in two key areas - evaluation and post-auditing.
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True, the colonists made an important contribution to the places they ruled.
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Following the work of Rawls, however, there has been a profusion of important contributions to liberal political philosophy.
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The all important contribution of our people has been underpinned by a continuing focus on development and training.
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The government has promoted the small firm and the enterprise culture as important contributions to workforce flexibility, and the restructuring process.
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Firstly, professionals make important contributions to the well-being of society as a whole.
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There may well be important indirect contributions they can make, if they wish to.
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The development of self-study materials which cater for a range of expertise is an important contribution central government could make.
individual
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Alongside these individual contributions , Gloucester's northern connection also provided the muscle behind his coup.
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If a group can achieve its goals through the sum of individual contributions , then the traditional working group makes sense.
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An individual contribution is identified by adding the row number.
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It is the responsibility of management to evaluate the individual contributions of team members.
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More specifically, there is Matisse's individual contribution , such as how colour is reinvented in his painting.
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Candidates can get around the cap if they agree to accept individual contributions of no more than $ 150&038;.
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There is no way we can decipher properly the individual contributions that different pairs of atoms make to the total atomic distribution.
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If, however, a performance goal requires more than the sum of individual contributions , the working group approach falls short.
large
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They do not, that is to say, make a very large contribution to a theory of social movements.
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The Altru Hospital Auxiliary has given the largest contribution thus far.
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Mr Eysenck undoubtedly made large contributions to psychology.
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The largest contribution to monthly price increases came from motoring costs, including petrol prices.
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Genette's largest contribution to structuralist narrative theory is his Narrative Discourse.
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By appearance, the largest contribution to date went toward the home-building project for maquila workers.
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Foreign aid has actually made a larger contribution to the national economy than foreign investment in the past five years.
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Because of this the government sees this work as providing the largest single contribution to its casualty reduction target for the year 2000.
major
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Unwin next joined the Tudor Walters committee of enquiry, providing a major contribution .
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Clinton made another major contribution to his own election by recruiting Al Gore to his Great Group.
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It also means that you've spent a productive few hours studying, which is a major contribution to your weekly workload.
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Another major contribution was simply continuity.
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A large proportion of our researchers are therefore unlikely to make major contributions to the literature of their research area.
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No women were scheduled to make major contributions .
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Women's incomes are a major contribution to family incomes.
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Dry deposition may make a major contribution to the acidity problem.
national
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In addition, the increase in national insurance contributions is the equivalent of a penny in the pound on income tax.
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Strictly speaking we should add the various National Insurance contributions to the total for direct taxation.
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The aim is for the rates to be adjusted so that, overall, the employer's national insurance contribution does not rise.
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Another widespread error is to stop paying National Insurance contributions while you are non-resident.
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In what amounts to direct taxation, national insurance contributions for employees and the self-employed will rise by 1 percent.
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Some local initiatives may yet overcome their funding constraints and make a national contribution .
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Nigel Lawson's most expensive change, to national insurance contributions , comes into effect today.
personal
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A growing number of nurses are making a personal contribution to clinical research: some are even aiming for a higher degree.
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Note: The nonpartisan center tallied personal contributions in 1995 by 300 Washington lobbyists, lawyers and members of their families.
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Every actor knows that whether or not collective benefits will be secured is not going to be influenced by his personal contribution .
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You can only get a graduated pension based on your own personal contributions .
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It was his personal contribution to an informed public.
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He has one objective: that the delegates get the very best from his personal contribution .
political
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The allegation that the Liberals were selling honours in return for political contributions was brutally clear.
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Overall, the company made $ 3.5 million in political contributions during the 2000 election compared to $ 741,904 four years earlier.
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As governor, Weld has shunned political action committee contributions .
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For Victoria, the agenda for the Ting Hui was city politics and political contributions , period.
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Among other things, investigators will focus on whether kickbacks or political contributions were granted in exchange for the loans.
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It was a law enacted in 1907 that forbade political contributions from corporate funds.
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Small-business groups are pushing to make 1996 a breakthrough year for political contributions .
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As foreigners, the Majeeds could not vote for Clinton or make a political contribution .
positive
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In this manner, you will be making a real and positive contribution to the development of the advertising.
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Nor has the potential and positive contribution of musicians been widely acknowledged in the process of reform.
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They make a positive contribution to nature.
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As such, a career in local government offers a challenge and opportunity to make a positive contribution to society.
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The decision whether or not to sell a product will depend on which ones make a positive contribution .
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To enable the researcher to contribute new and significant ideas, and to make a positive contribution to knowledge, and 2.
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Yet in both its anti-art and anti-dada stages it makes a positive contribution to modern art.
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Does he recognise that dialogue is not criticism by Ministers of everyone else's proposals without making any positive contribution themselves?
significant
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It was decided to have two selectors who have made significant contributions to contemporary art; one artist and one critic.
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Used prudently, advanced hybrid or bio-engineered crop strains could make a potentially significant contribution to third world agriculture.
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George Montgomery made significant research contributions , especially to cardiovascular pathology.
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It does, however, represent a significant contribution to studies of the Changes and at least demands an answer.
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Is not his statement a significant contribution towards the Government's interest in green policies?
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Already the computer has made a significant contribution to the processing of much of the routine data generated by office staff.
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Then came two men who made very significant contributions to the area of past-life regression.
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In doing so it is intended to make a significant contribution to information for policymakers.
small
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Morales says he can not be bought: special-interest money is out, and he must rely on small contributions .
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No collections were taken, but just next to the exit a small receptacle awaited contributions to help pay the rent.
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The private sector service industries make only a small contribution while the public services make none.
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A small contribution of 44 points.
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This book is a small contribution to the fund of information they need.
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The same day teachers will get the chance to wear their school's uniform for a small contribution .
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Though cigarettes make a relatively small contribution to overall levels, they do man increased exposure for the individual smoker.
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Other nations have agreed smaller contributions .
social
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Employers' social security contributions were reduced by 4.3 percent from Jan. 1, 1993, and income tax allowances were reduced.
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The most developed of these, Meade's scheme for varying social insurance contributions , was given special prominence.
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Individuals' social security insurance contributions were to be increased, while those of employers were to be reduced by 7 percent.
substantial
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That amount is topped up by a substantial contribution from the private sector in the form of loans.
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These were people who already had made a substantial contribution to the state party.
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They have both made very substantial contributions to the progress of the Group and we will miss their sound advice.
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O &038; M were eager to make a substantial contribution to their new corporate headquarters.
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Some had large dependent families, while others had teenage children able to make a substantial contribution .
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With your help we hope to make a substantial contribution .
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It usefully strengthens the Library's preservation microfilming programme with a substantial external financial contribution .
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This was Rolt's first substantial contribution to the preservation of the artefacts of industrial history.
useful
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Nevertheless, Barry Gale's book is well worth reading, and a useful contribution to the literature on Darwin.
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We hope that the present series of unit texts will make a useful contribution to such a library.
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Additionally he made some very useful contributions in loose play, and must now be a serious contender for the Lions.
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Banker's Books, particularly the mail order side, continued to make a useful contribution in spite of the recession.
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Lucid, intelligent, and shrewd, this is a most useful contribution to a fascinating but little-studied period of history.
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Surprisingly, relatively few women saw sheepdog work as a useful contribution they could make to the farm.
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Mr. Mans Perhaps I can find a way through the middle of my two hon. Friends' useful contributions .
valuable
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Garden Life could turn out to be the most valuable contribution to conservation we have seen for some time.
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It grows well under water and could be a valuable contribution to the hobby.
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Members of hte Soemrville Souvenirs Group have continued their sterling work throughout the year and make a valuable contribution to College income.
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Use them all and you can enjoy savings of over £100, a valuable contribution to the cost of your game.
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Professor Lacey left of his own accord and was thanked for his valuable contribution .
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The valuable musical contribution of Betty Pulkingham, Graham Kendrick and others in this field should not be overlooked.
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The Woonerf, though without doubt a valuable contribution to safe living areas, has not proved to be a universal solution.
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If I have thereby diminished Carr and Rees's very valuable contribution to this subject, then I am sincerely sorry.
voluntary
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Your financial adviser will be able to explain how you apply. Voluntary contributions by your employer.
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Evidence of direct concern is the voluntary contributions people make to research organizations concerned with health and safety.
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And as the lifeboats are run entirely on voluntary contributions and membership fees, the £6 you give to us is vital.
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However, in certain limited circumstances you can make voluntary contributions to make up a shortfall in a particular year.
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The voluntary contribution Voluntary organizations are particularly active in the care of old people.
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Of these, only ninety-five financed school meals out of rates, the remainder calling on voluntary contributions .
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Additional voluntary contributions seem caught too, therefore.
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campaign
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Texas puts no limits on campaign contributions by lobbyists, or on spending by candidates.
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His lawyer says he was entrapped by overzealous prosecutors who wrongly characterized campaign contributions as bribes.
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Any gift or campaign contribution is legal so long as it is reported.
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He strongly implied that part of the plan involved funneling campaign contributions to members of Congress, state officials and presidential candidates.
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How else can members of Congress assume a steady flow of campaign contributions ?
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Riordan has already amassed nearly $ 2 million in campaign contributions .
insurance
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I am being punished for being an invalid and paying my national insurance contributions for 40 years.
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The Tory victory means that the family will pay £46 less in tax and national insurance contributions .
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It is the national insurance contributions that have become the second largest element, with 17 percent of the total.
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All the women who had paid full National Insurance contributions had sufficient contributions to be eligible for unemployment benefit.
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Contracted out workers pay a rate of National Insurance contribution reduced by 2%, as do their employers.
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Indeed, because of the insurance contribution condition, the opposite is the case, particularly in relation to the unskilled.
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They usually employ many part-time staff since this reduces the amount of National Insurance contributions the company has to pay.
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Scrapping the income ceiling at which employees stop paying the 9% national insurance contribution would have attacked another anomaly.
pension
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Then, we've tax, insurance, local government rates, pension contributions , and the mortgage.
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General operating expenses, including salaries and pension contributions , grew 3. 4 percent, to 92. 927 billion pesetas.
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Of course these wages do not include the company's pension contributions to the individuals concerned.
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The government believes it would be political suicide to allow pension contributions to rise above 30 percent.
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Earnings figures exclude share options and pension contributions .
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The pension contribution will continue for many years.
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Surprisingly, the government has managed to sell this idea to employers, who pay half of the pension contributions .
■ VERB
accept
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They tend to be wary of public funding, but accept limits on contributions and expenditure.
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Helen Delich Bentley, a Republican, who accepted contributions from Davis.
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Please accept our contribution to the Lemon Fund.
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The 1974 campaign reform law bars presidential candidates who accept public financing from accepting other contributions .
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Candidates can get around the cap if they agree to accept individual contributions of no more than $ 150&038;.
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Those abiding by the spending ceiling can accept contributions at the current level of $ 750.
increase
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Mr Sayer also hinted at moves to encourage other wealthier members of the association to increase their current contributions .
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What if you increased your contributions to United Way?
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However, employers could find themselves in a tight corner if they attempted to increase employee contributions or reduce benefits.
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The increased contributions would be phased in over 3-years, starting in 1999.
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But now we are told that the Labour party plans to increase the local contribution to no less than 20 percent.
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There is increasing awareness of the contributions of NSAIDs to gastrointestinal blood loss.
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Overseas stations actually managed to increase their contribution .
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They have also indicated a willingness to increase their contribution as the cost of Law Reports rises.
make
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They have both made very substantial contributions to the progress of the Group and we will miss their sound advice.
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We want to show that Hispanics in the United States have made a crucial contribution to this country from the beginning.
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A large proportion of our researchers are therefore unlikely to make major contributions to the literature of their research area.
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Hundreds of others have made important contributions in recent years.
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And he recognises that motorcycles can make a real contribution to reducing congestion.
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And today it was my turn to make a contribution .
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I do not think that it will be difficult for all those present to make a contribution to the debate.
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In addition, many companies make contributions to employee retirement plans at the start of the year.
pay
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We will therefore be unable to pay our contribution to the marioc subsidy.
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Under the Reagan and Bush administrations, this displeasure took the form of refusing to pay our assessed financial contribution .
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I am being punished for being an invalid and paying my national insurance contributions for 40 years.
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In addition to the fees set out above, you may be required to pay annual contributions towards the cost of your work.
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Each volunteer pays an expedition contribution which, taken together, finances the project.
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It is worked out on earnings since April 1978 on which you have paid Class 1 contributions as an employee.
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At the current time over 1,000,000 men pay no contribution whatsoever towards the cost of raising their children.
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Now women pay contributions on the same basis as men.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a journal with contributions from well-known writers
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health-care insurance contributions
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few have a better matching contribution plan.
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He stressed the contribution that pragmatic Britain could make.
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In addition, many companies make contributions to employee retirement plans at the start of the year.
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Its contribution is particular rather than general, and some have questioned whether there is a need for two levels of appeal court.
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Many like them have raised money for local charities or simply made a genuine and lasting contribution to their communities.
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Pastor also received no contribution from the organization.