Collocations withcontribution
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additional contribution
That is why the additional contribution caused by this interaction can be included in this relation.
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annual contribution
In calculating the annual contribution, the $5 million deficit would be paid off over time, say at $500,000 per year.
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campaign contribution
Given the large number of policy dimensions, and hence the large number of lobbyists, each campaign contribution is assumed to be negligible in its effect on re-election prospects.
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charitable contribution
There is a commonly held misconception in this country that aid to developing countries is a charitable contribution.
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constructive contribution
This book is a constructive contribution to the issue of treating negative and deficit symptoms in schizophrenia.
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corporate contribution
It would appear that by a personal or corporate contribution, by finance or by support, aiding, abetting or financing could be brought into play.
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creative contribution
It will show our appreciation for the creative contribution musicians make to our lives and to our culture.
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decisive contribution
It is thus a decisive contribution to recent scholarly investigation into the historical formation of fundamental modern notions of argument, evidence and objectivity.
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direct contribution
The nationalized sector embraced only 20 per cent of the whole economy, but more importantly it made little direct contribution to exports.
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distinctive contribution
The distinctive contribution of this volume is that it asks us to look at time differently.
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distinguished contribution
I am sure that he will make a distinguished contribution to our debates.
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employee contribution
Benefits, other than those already accrued, can be reduced, the retirement age can be increased, the accrual rate reduced and the employee contribution rate increased.
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enormous contribution
Ours have already made an enormous contribution, guiding authors to revision of papers, and guiding us towards the kind of standard we should demand.
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exceptional contribution
It should also be remembered that in some areas of work the young volunteer has an exceptional contribution to make because of his very youth.
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excess contribution
It seems to me to be very unfair that, whereas an employee has his excess contribution returned to him, the employer has no such return.
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expected contribution
The expected contribution of research to the solution of policy problems and the proposed implementation of research results is another area for indicator development.
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extraordinary contribution
That is not only because of the numbers engaged in it, but because of the extraordinary contribution which it makes to our economy.
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financial contribution
Such increased interest may also be expected as one result of the new mechanisms for determining the state's financial contribution to the regional health services.
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generous contribution
I am grateful for this generous contribution which has allowed these improvements to be made earlier than would otherwise have been possible.
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genetic contribution
There is also consistent evidence of a substantial genetic contribution to depression.
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greatest contribution
In some fields, authors are listed from those who made the greatest contribution to those who made the least.
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important contribution
This shows that recent local transmission makes an important contribution to levels of tuberculosis in the city.
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in-kind contributions
It takes the form of in-kind contributions (food, medicine, tools, logistical personnel, aircraft etc.), or funds made available to purchase goods and services.
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indispensable contribution to
Sociologists have taken a similarly strong stance in insisting that their field offers a unique and indispensable contribution.
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intellectual contribution
I now turn to the intellectual contribution that disability studies could make to the conceptualisation of later life.
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invaluable contribution
By presenting honest accounts of some of the challenges that researchers encounter, this book makes an invaluable contribution to a neglected topic.
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lasting contribution
His lasting contribution is his courage in exploring frontiers not approved by establishment philosophers, looking for "tools" of investigations wherever he could find them.
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major contribution
The result is a major contribution to the understanding of ecological-social linkages that is of interest to ecologists, anthropologists, economists, and politicians.
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mandatory contribution
There is no mandatory contribution for earnings over the established maximum.
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marginal contribution
Finally, the marginal contribution of each variable to the conditional probability of a fiscal consolidation being undertaken is fairly consistent across all three regressions.
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matching contribution
But does not the employer in this case pay a matching contribution?
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maximum contribution
Moreover, private insurance companies are compeled to provide comparable benefits while charging no higher premia than the maximum contribution to be paid to the public insurance.
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meaningful contribution
The main objective of agricultural research is to make a meaningful contribution to agricultural development to improve human well-being and foster sustainable management of the resource base.
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modest contribution
This book makes a modest contribution in giving attention to this subject, but it by no means provides satisfying answers to the main issues.
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monetary contribution
We needed a plan that would develop the resources and also the monetary contribution they would make towards the cost.
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monthly contribution
It became possible to buy added years by paying a monthly contribution in addition to the ordinary pension contribution.
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notable contribution
He made a notable contribution not only to the country through his work here but also to the constituency.
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original contribution
In each area he makes a massively original contribution.
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outstanding contribution
This book is a punishing read but makes an outstanding contribution to its topic.
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pioneering contribution
Robin was best known for his pioneering contributions to the study of large ice sheets in the polar regions.
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positive contribution
There is a great deal of anecdotal support for the positive contribution of such support to student learning.
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potential contribution
We therefore developed regression equations for inventory effort and efficiency that model the potential contribution of all factors.
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relative contribution
The analysis that follows quantifies the relative contribution of each factor and their interactions to variation in our data-set.
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required contribution
The amount of the required contribution depends on a number of factors.
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respective contributions
That is, energy consumption and meat production weighted according to their respective contributions to total emissions.
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scholarly contribution
Cottrell has made a significant scholarly contribution in successfully outlining the myriad social, political, economic, and artistic forces that comprise that city's classical music performance culture.
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seminal contribution
We attempt to go beyond their seminal contribution in three ways.
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significant contribution
Caribbean-based research on schistosomiasis made a significant contribution to the early development of the understanding of this disease.
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sizeable contribution
As individuals, they could no doubt make a sizeable contribution to this country.
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substantial contribution
The book pursues this question by rigorously separating the linguistic analysis from the nonlinguistic experimental tasks, a substantial contribution in itself.
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substantive contribution
A volume focused upon such typically anthropological issues as kinship, social stratification, economy, ideology, frontier maintenance, and the like would make a substantive contribution.
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tangible contribution
It does not result in a tangible contribution to balancing our coal budget.
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thoughtful contribution
The article makes a thoughtful contribution to both a generic theoretical base and its application.
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tremendous contribution
So let me say, maybe that's true-but that is a tremendous contribution.
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unique contribution
It can be thought of as showing the unique contribution of national sentiment to the fit of the model.
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useful contribution
From this perspective, artificial systems can be a useful contribution to the understanding of biological findings.
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valuable contribution
I think the volume presents a clear, thorough, and valuable contribution to the literature on water supply systems.
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vital contribution
For many households, the social security income of older members has become a vital contribution to family welfare.
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voluntary contribution
Even if he is discovered, it is very much less easy to persuade him to pay a voluntary contribution.
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worthwhile contribution
Overall a very worthwhile contribution to the 'greening' of social policy.
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