Sentence examples for a net contributor of from inspiring English sources

Rapidly growing young trees suck up carbon dioxide, but mature trees absorb much less, and when they're allowed to die and rot, their carbon is released — which means that an old-growth forest can be a net contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere.

Professor Mankiw concluded that the lowest 20 percent of families were receiving $3 in government benefits for every dollar they earned and that the middle quintile "having long been a net contributor to the funding of government, is now a net recipient of government largess".

Most scholars have found that immigrants assimilate quickly and that immigration is a net contributor to the economy of the United States.

The vanishingly small armed forces would "be a net contributor to the security of the Euro-Atlantic area," a line more appropriate for stand-up comedy than a congressional hearing.

This much we know: the UK is a net contributor to the EU to the tune of around £12bn a year.

Under proposals to go before European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Spain could become a net contributor for the first time to an E.U. budget of €1 trillion, after a quarter of a century as a net beneficiary.

This work also shows the importance of cloud water interception as a net contributor to groundwater recharge, at least in the perched aquifers that feed numerous springs.

It was never impressed by the subsidy regimes designed for French farmers and other special interests; Britain was a net contributor to the European budget for its first three decades of membership.

"Across Europe, people acknowledge our intelligence services are the best, our armed forces are one of the best – that we are a net contributor to European security and other members states use our intelligence insights," he said.

Romania continued to be a net contributor to the EU budget, despite being the second poorest member of the body.

The Catalan independence movement generally gains support in times of economic downturn – the wealthy region is a net contributor to the Spanish economy.