All other decisions require an 80% majority, weighted by the capital contribution of each country.

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As a quick reminder, it is not uncommon for the courts to be tasked with deciding whether a purported loan is in fact something else: a dividend, a capital contribution, or in this case, a payment for services.

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For his part, Mayor Boris Johnson said it is vital that the government at Westminster appreciates the contribution of the capital.

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Kirgizstan has agreed to a one-year deployment of the troops near the airport of its capital Bishkek, viewing it as a contribution to the anti-terror campaign.

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"We have asked the Israeli government for a contribution to that report, " Carr told reporters in the Australian capital, Canberra.

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The contribution that four important intangible assets--reputation, innovation, management and human capital--make to a company's market value is deemed to be its corporate brand value.

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According to Mark Williams of Capital Economics, investment comprised 62% of the economy's expansion in the second quarter, its biggest contribution for 18 months.

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