nationalize
Example Sentences
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Miller, a fluent Spanish speaker, was Halliburton’s head of business development in Venezuela when Hugo Chávez was elected president and began to nationalize the country’s energy industry.
The most enthusiastic attendee was Mark Nelson, the vice chairman of Chevron, the only U.S. oil company to remain in Venezuela after the country nationalized the oil industry in 1976.
From Los Angeles Times
Physicians have said Denmark’s vaccine recommendations and coverage are informed by a far smaller population and nationalized healthcare system—an approach that doesn’t necessarily translate to the U.S.
Like many other nations, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in the 20th century, a process begun in the 1970s under a U.S.-allied government in Caracas.
From Los Angeles Times
A prospective soldier needed to bring his own weapon to join the military, a clever means of nationalizing Somaliland’s supply of loose guns while saving the government the cost and hassle of purchasing firearms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
