verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
privatize an industry (= make it privately owned, rather than owned by the state )
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The water industry was privatized in the 1980s.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
plan
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During his budget speech Acharya also announced plans to privatize much of the business sector.
water
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Gazing into our crystal ball, we see Scott breaking her campaign promise to not privatize Tucson Water .
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In the near future, Tucson voters will be asked to decide whether to privatize Tucson Water .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Employees of the Strathtay bus company, which has been privatized, are concerned that drivers are about to be made redundant.
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Hungary has been very keen to privatize its major industries, following the democratic reforms of 1988.
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The company was privatized by the government in 1987.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another proposal suggests privatizing some aspects of local prisons.
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Boris Yeltsin and his team wanted to privatize land after toppling the Soviet system.
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Chiluba pledged to reduce spending on the security forces and to privatize loss-making parastatal organizations.
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Gazing into our crystal ball, we see Scott breaking her campaign promise to not privatize Tucson Water.
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It has suggested privatizing Snecma, which makes aeroengines.
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Over the years, he cut costs by privatizing a big portion of each service.
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Third, it is time to privatize Pemex, the inefficient state oil company.