large donors
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeanddonor
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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donor
noun[C]
uk/ˈdəʊ.nər/us/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/
a person who gives some of their blood or a part of their body to help someone who ...
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(Definition oflargeanddonorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There will be a similar effect on private large donors, who may not want to be exposed to the full glare of publicity.
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Let us consider some of the large donors.
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There were one or two large donors whose motives were described as completely unexplained.
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In particular, it is perverse to criticise parties for over-dependence on large donors, but then to reject the very recommendation that would reduce that over-dependence.
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A limit of more than £15 million is bound to result in a party's seeking large donors, beyond its members and smaller donors.
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I tend to take a different view about large donors.
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It recommended that the identity of large donors should remain private and that shareholders should not need to sanction company donations, and it supported foreign donations to political parties.
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As a result, all parties have been thrown into the hands of a small number of large donors and the public perception of corruption has worsened.
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It also names facilities and groups and accepts gifts from large donors, among several other duties and powers it possesses.
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Although trade unions that funded left-of-center parties were among the suppliers of money, money for campaigns came from a relatively small number of large donors.
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However, they ultimately succumbed to pressure from large donors and switched their support to 2012.
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However, visits can be arranged for large donors and educational groups.
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The organisations primary advocacy targets are large donors, who can change or prevent the availability of aid information at both the technical/civil service and political level.
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