The money these conferences cost could better be spent directly on the problem being discussed.

She suggested that $5,000 in debt relief would be better spent directly on education.

About $10 million of the privately raised money may be spent directly on the Presidential campaign.

Its £217 million annual budget could instead be spent directly on improving schools and education.

Under the plan, the Federal dollars would not be spent directly on the schools.

But it doesn't actually account for all of the overtime that we've spent not directly anyway.

According to the required spending reports, little of the lobbying money is spent directly on lawmakers.

Another $1.6 billion will be spent directly on energy programs and research.

This so-called soft money was not to be spent directly to aid particular federal candidates.

Experience is spent directly on skills, attributes and life points.