This is one of a number of options … A lesser funded BBC, to keep it very honest, is almost inevitable".
In "Don't Follow the Money" (column, Oct. 19), David Brooks argues that because big-spending candidates often lose to lesser-funded challengers, there's no reason to be concerned about the flood of large donations, many of them secret, flowing into Congressional contests this fall.
Production numbers at 42 lesser-funded theatre companies - which all receive between £250,000-£1m - went from 198 in 2009 to 195 in 2014.
At these 42 lesser-funded venues and touring companies, the numbers of shows have not gone up, but nor have they dropped significantly.
To a lesser degree funds were also stashed in Monaco, the Bahamas, Singapore and Luxembourg, the ministry said.
As Lesser reported, funds gained from a combination of government agencies and private foundations protected them from the economic pressures experienced by commercial broadcast television networks, but created challenges in procuring future funding.
Those working in long-term programmes felt they made efforts to demonstrate and enforce accountability to beneficiaries, specifically by including communities in decision-making processes and operations, and to a much lesser extent funding processes.
That system has given far too much leverage to the employer and has resulted in registered employees pushing unsuitable house product or the lesser-performing funds of a favored affiliate.
This is in sharp contrast to mutual funds and, to a lesser extent, hedge funds, where star performers tend quickly to return to the average.
Queen's Park proposed in 1990 to sell off Lesser Hampden to fund redevelopment works on the main stadium, but this was rejected by planners.
Singapore's lesser-known government fund, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, recently agreed to invest $9.7 billion in UBS.
