31.   These and other reductions, together with the willingness of musicians to make concessions, persuaded business leaders and other large donors to begin writing checks again.

32.   To be sure, finance ministers from other large donors urged full replenishment of IDA funds.

33.   To be sure, finance ministers from other large donors including the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy have urged full replenishment of IDA funds.

34.   When that merger is completed, MCI, a large Democratic donor, will no longer have its donations accepted.

35.   Other large potential donors, including the United States and Japan, were to make commitments before the meeting ends Thursday.

36.   Critics note many of the measures help large GOP donors in an election year when both the White House and control of Congress are up for grabs.

37.   Hague said in July that the Conservative Party will ban foreign donations and will disclose names of large donors, though no threshold has been announced.

38.   Iglesias said he was confident an agreement could be reached with the United States and other large donor countries such as Japan and Germany.

39.   Ivory producers backed Japan and Norway, both large donors of aid to Africa.

40.   Leave the perception of impropriety unanswered, and the cynical assumption that large donors call the tune could jeopardize the willingness of voters to take part in democratic governance.