1.   After receiving a donation from a passing motorist, one of the beggars enters a nearby Burger King to buy food.

2.   This mottley crew, headed by Group MD in his glorious waistcoat, went around the office in all their splendour receiving donations for Comic Relief.

3.   The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead.

4.   An earlier wave of investigations in Italy had exposed systematic corruption among high-level politicians who took bribes and received undeclared donations to bankroll their party machines.

5.   As a result of these efforts, the family has received donations including diapers, baby food, strollers, five cribs and bedding.

6.   At least some of the groups on the list, including Holy Land, had received donations from the fund in the previous two years.

7.   Before he could defend his title a car accident left him in a coma for several weeks, and he received donations from throughout the country.

8.   Besides, he added, the National Book Awards are accepting submissions of electronic books and received a donation from Microsoft.

9.   Both groups have also received hefty donations from designers, including Brooks Brothers, Polo and Ferragamo.