11.   Drug companies contribute substantial sums of money to patient-advocacy groups, but those groups insist that they are not unduly influenced by the money.

12.   Each company will contribute four members to the board of directors, which will have at least eight members.

13.   Each year the company contributes a portion of its sales from one brand of reed to the American Music Conference, a national nonprofit organization that promotes music education.

14.   For example, computer software companies contributed one-sixth of those jobs, according to the Business Software Alliance, an industry group.

15.   General Electric said its decision was prompted by more than a disagreement about how much each company would contribute to the project.

16.   Ford Credit executives rely on the company to contribute more than profits to the parent.

17.   His company has contributed regularly to GOPAC, the Republican political organization Gingrich once ran and remains close to.

18.   Hispanic-owned companies contributed greatly to the U.S. economy during that time.

19.   In a handful of states where Nextel signals are causing interference, other wireless companies also have contributed to the problem.

20.   In multi-employer plans, each company contributes a fixed amount that is usually based on the number of hours worked by its employees.