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Conservatives are likely to argue that denationalisation of the banks, brought into semi-public ownership in the years following the banking crash in 2007, should either be used to reduce the deficit, provide tax breaks or even restore public spending.
Nick Clegg calls for public to get shares in bailed-out banks 2011
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The court ruling means that the warehouse will continue operate on semi-public basis for now.
Ruling Leaves Unclear Path Joseph De Avila 2011
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Intelligence gathering A former diplomat is giving an interview in a semi-public part of a Benghazi hotel.
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It's one of the long-established schools, government-subsidized (semi-public); many of our prominent female doctors, lawyers, artists, musicians, etc. have gone there.
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Street-facing apartments not only contend with window bars, they must choose between perpetually drawn window coverings or living a semi-public life before passing voyeurs.
Teri Karush Rogers: The 7 Worst Places to Live in an Apartment Building Teri Karush Rogers 2011
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Intelligence gathering A former diplomat is giving an interview in a semi-public part of a Benghazi hotel.
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Kind of like a semi-public diary, and I have three followers and several relatives who read it but do not have blogger accounts.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tips for Writers That Want to Blog 2009
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Occasionally my posts generate more discussion on Facebook than they do on Livejournal (most recent example: the Bastille Day incident, which is the immediate reason for this post); but I'm not as enthusiastic about using it as a discussion space because it's only a semi-public forum, and archiving is much less straightforward.
Livejournal, Facebook, Twitter, Dreamwidth nwhyte 2009
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I'd say social security priv first b/c of Friedman's obseration - there will be semi-public/private retirement accounts w/some level of government backing but they might not necessarily be called Social Security accounts.
Friedman Interview, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Street-facing apartments not only contend with window bars, they must choose between perpetually drawn window coverings or living a semi-public life before passing voyeurs.
Teri Karush Rogers: The 7 Worst Places to Live in an Apartment Building Teri Karush Rogers 2011
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