Definitions
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- adjective subscribing to capitalistic competition
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Examples
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Maybe we should be looking to those high-priced captains of American industry for a private-enterprise solution to America's labor woes.
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Supporters are also conflicted over whether private-enterprise elements should be introduced into government programs like Social Security and Medicare.
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I'm not advocating a pure private-enterprise solution to settling the Moon and beyond; I'm just suggesting that the current NASA model of top-down dictated-detailed-design probably isn't the most effective or affordable means of pursuing sustainable space exploration and development.
Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009
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"It takes into account today's political realities" by focusing on a "private-enterprise approach instead of a grand government giveaway," said James May , a consultant advising ITT and a former head of the Air Transport Association, which represents the country's largest carriers.
New Way to Upgrade Air Control Andy Pasztor 2011
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Experts say the group represents a new wrinkle in private funding of Olympic ventures in a private-enterprise system.
Canada Group Makes Medals Its Business Kevin Helliker 2010
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Experts say the group represents a new wrinkle in private funding of Olympic ventures in a private-enterprise system.
Canada Group Makes Medals Its Business Kevin Helliker 2010
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Supporters are also conflicted over whether private-enterprise elements should be introduced into government programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Tea and Mockery James Taranto 2010
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In this small, essentially private-enterprise economy, tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner followed by exports of marine products, citrus, cane sugar, bananas, and garments.
Belize 2009
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The answer is the United States, which may surprise those who consider our nation to be the apotheosis of private-enterprise health care.
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The answer is the United States, which may surprise those who consider our nation to be the apotheosis of private-enterprise health care.
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