Direct expenditures for learning, as a percentage of payroll, rose to 2.7% in 2010 from 2.3% in 2006.

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Spending by large corporations and wealthy individuals could surpass direct lobbying expenditures if they judge such expenditures to be effective.

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Approximately 77% said that organizations should disclose all of their direct and indirect political expenditures.

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The lawsuit says that HHV improperly classified much of its direct-mail fundraising costs as charitable-purpose expenditures, which makes the charity look more noble.

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The national government exerts direct operational control over a large proportion of total health care expenditures, through a range of mechanisms, including caps on hospital revenue and national contracts with salaried physicians.

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