Their lobbying, which is carried out at the expense of their companies, is subsidized by their shareholders.

Lobbying is something that is going on all the time. It depends how you define lobbying.

Lobbying, to get what they want.

He started lobbying for equal rights.

They spent 440,000 a day lobbying congress.

When I first entered Parliament in 1970, I would not say that lobbying was in its infancy because lobbying goes back to the 19th Century and before, but there was less organised lobbying.

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They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying.

One, they'd need to stop lobbying in Washington.

And so he started lobbying with several other,

Interest expense 500,000.

It is lobbying the troika for further debt relief.

Its success depends on market demand, not political lobbying.

Miscellaneous income expense from

Only such changes including lobbying reforms can restore effective governance.

Lobbying on behalf of girls, for 0.5 billion in 2001.

(d) Contribution and expense flows

Suites are for expense accounts.

Despite lobbying by proponents, in December 2012, the proposal was rejected.

He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.

lobbying for mandated cap and trade in U.S. greenhouse gas reductions.

And lobbying to convince policymakers that more aggressive draconian copyright laws.

That must be it. Which girl was doing a little lobbying?

NGOs, too, have an indispensable part to play in monitoring and lobbying.

lobbying for these crummy governments to do what needs to be done.

Politics In April 2013, a lobbying group called FWD.us (aimed at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements to education) was launched, with Drew Houston listed as one of the founders.

I traveled at my own expense.

Be bountiful. It's at her expense.

Connections are highlighted between Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the lobbying arm of the largest drug companies in the United States, lobbying groups in Washington D.C., and the Congress.

This reduces the willingness of institutional investors to invest in counteracting insider lobbying.

In fact, it spends more money lobbying than the next five lobbies combined.

Wadad Halwani They reconciled at our expense

The expansion took place at its expense ...

That's it, benevolence at someone else's expense.

At the expense of my companions' lives?

I know you've gone to great expense.

There are now dozens of companies that depend upon lobbying for their very existence.

There was no expense cost. Perfect field trip.

C. Consolidated income and expense projections for 2006

There was no expense cost. Perfect field trip.

Put it on your expense account. Go on.

We regard it as a necessary business expense.

When it comes to lobbying, money is not everything ideas play a big role, too.

At the Centre apos s suggestion, the Secretariat has established a review and lobbying committee.

Because insiders gain the full benefits that arise through lobbying for lax corporate governance rules, while their firms bear most of the costs of such lobbying, insiders have an advantage in the competition for influence over politicians.