1.   And several prominent conservatives from around the country earlier contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars for the petition-gathering effort that got the measure on the ballot.

2.   Aside from his own donations, his investment firm of Lazard Freres has contributed hundreds of thousands more to Democrats.

3.   Bill Clinton appointed Pattiz, who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats, to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors two years ago.

4.   Co-founder Adam Hochschild has been the angel investor who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.

5.   Corporations and labor unions, ostensibly prohibited from donating to candidates, found ways to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the political parties.

6.   He contributed hundreds of cartoons and covers to The New Yorker, signing his work CEM.

7.   He hires its graduates, serves on the board of its fund-raising foundation, and has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to its coffers.

8.   Sales contribute hundreds of millions of dollars annually to state schools and scholarships.

9.   They have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to a hotline operated by the non-profit Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling.

10.   Greece and Italy announced their willingness Thursday to contribute hundreds of soldiers to such a force.