Contribution

Examples

• That is an evil contribution, unquestionably. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The face of each child, as the amount of his contribution was mentioned, darkened in a peculiarly vindictive manner, but his was by far the worst. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In 1747 Franklin made what is generally considered his chief contribution to science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In serious matters we follow the Vice Commission's fourth essential of a valuable contribution--_that which will square with the public conscience of the American people_. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Edison made another notable contribution to multiplex telegraphy some years later in the Phonoplex. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• We all felt then that we were of importance, and that our contribution of effort and zeal were vital. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• His ruling thought, his great contribution to political literature, was that the moral obligations upon ordinary men cannot bind princes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His philosophy, like Froebel's, marks in one direction an indispensable contribution to a valid conception of the process of life. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Mr. Edison has built a very interesting machine, and he has the opportunity of making a valuable contribution to the electrical arts by furnishing authentic accounts of its capabilities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• As in the Civil War the private cit izen had held his own with the professional soldier, so here the contribution of the amateur to the discussion was not to be despised. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Emmy's contribution, paid over cheerfully without any questions, kept the little company in half-rations however. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• There are about sixteen million milch cows in the United States, and their contribution to the food stuffs of the day in milk, butter, and cheese is no insignificant factor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A valuable contribution, we are told, must be _reasonable_ and _practical_. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• All Briarfield wondered at his strange absence, and Whinbury and Nunnely brought each its separate contribution of amazement. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Lennox drew near to Margaret, and said in a low voice: 'I really think Edith owes me thanks for my contribution to her party. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Tesla in the United States, Branly and Ducretet in France, Righi in Italy, the Russian savant, Popoff, and Professor Lodge, of England, have all made contributions to this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Unwilling to make myself disagreeable to my fellow-citizens by too frequently soliciting their contributions, I absolutely refused. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He likes to write, and he'll give a tone to our contributions and keep us from being sentimental, don't you see? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The revolution called Marat to politics, and his earliest contributions to the great discussion were fine and sane. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The contributions to the art and the improvements in the manufacture of talking machines and talking-machine records from sources outside of the United States have been very unimportant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The self acting mortising machine was among the numerous early contributions of Gen. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The only person who may be certainly counted on as willing to increase her contributions is Mrs. Casaubon. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• When subscriptions were opened for the erection and endowment of the Pasteur Institute, a sum of 2,586,680 francs was received in contributions from many different parts of the world. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Becquerel and Poitevin, in Paris, in 1855, were the first to experiment in this direction, and Fargier, Swan, and Johnson were successors who made valuable contributions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In his contributions to biological science is manifeste d his characteristic inclination to be at once abstract and concrete. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• One of his chief contributions to anatomy is the descri ption of the heart and of the arrangement of the blood-vessels. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• America has furnished some eminent chemists in the Nineteenth Century, who have made valuable contributions to the science, notably in the field of metallurgy. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It has been a part of the attempt to justify those subjects by pointing out the significant contributions to life accruing from their study. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Gr eat, indeed, as we shall see in the next chapter, are the contributions to the growth of science of this highly rational and speculative people. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• A further large part is based upon the personal contributions of many loyal associates; and it is desired here to make grateful acknowledgment to such collaborators as Messrs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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