The size of the contribution to each charity is determined by vote distribution.

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But the size of the revenue contribution to Google should come as no solace to Microsoft.

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But the size of the federal contribution, and where it is spent, will be easily the biggest factor in shaping the future of New Orleans.

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Each Member State has one vote, irrespective of its size or the extent of its contribution to the budget.

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An important implication of this figure is that the shrinking size of new establishments has contributed more to the declining contribution of new businesses to employment than the decreasing number of new businesses formed annually.

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Not only did the size of these accounts dwindle as the stock market swooned, but many companies eliminated the matching contribution that they previously offered employees.

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