Australia is our largest non-NATO coalition member making an extraordinary contribution day in and day out.

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The voting session had started with fellow Conservative Nirj Deva - who stood against Mr Schulz in the presidential election - claiming that the president had ignored the rules of procedure by offering a contribution to the previous day's debate on the EU summit.

BBC: Voting session

Or are they the dreaded controlling investor who feels that their contribution gives them the right to veto day-to-day business affairs?

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John Humphrys, whose interview with Entwistle on Radio 4's Today programme preceded the DG's resignation later that day, won the Harvey Lee Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting.

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The announcement of the award of the Prize to Asma Jahangir on 16 November - International Day for Tolerance - honours her commitment and important contribution to fostering interreligious and intercultural dialogue, tolerance, mutual understanding and cooperation for peace.

UNESCO: Asma Jahangir wins UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

World Radio day recognizes the critical role of radio in development, through its contribution to media pluralism and democratic governance.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

But Conservative MPs rallied behind Mr Fox, saying he had made a major contribution in his time at the Ministry of Defence and some suggested he could, one day, return to government.

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"We want to make it easier for employees to take action, so that when the day comes, they are better prepared, " says Edmund Murphy III, head of the defined-contribution business at Putnam Investments, a Boston-based asset manager.

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