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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beck was not proposing public ownership of the generating plants, but he did want the province to build the transmission lines.
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Debates over important issues, from nuclear weapons to public ownership , have been settled by manipulation rather than persuasion.
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In fact, the Globe favored public ownership but believed in fair play for the private interests.
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In theory, both are as one in opposing water passing from public ownership and control.
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It can be regarded as private ownership at least as readily as it can public ownership .
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The claim for nationalization was that public ownership would mean more commitment to those industries by the people who worked for them.
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The Government plans to sell 51 % initially, with 46 % staying in public ownership .
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Without a significant amount of public ownership therefore, a liberal market system gives companies independence.