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Example Sentences
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According to the latest best estimates by researchers from University College London, about 1.6 million UK adults have used weight-loss injections in the past year – mostly bought through private prescriptions rather than on the NHS.
From BBC
Other counts allege she received school fees for her son, products from high-end shops such as London's Harrods department store and Louis Vuitton, and further private jet flights.
From Barron's
The revised law offers greater guarantees to private players, relinquishes state control of exploration, and lowers taxes and royalties.
From Barron's
My general criticism was this: The law requires private schools to provide an education “substantially equivalent” to public schools, and Haredi schools weren’t doing that.
Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a reform of the country's hydrocarbons law that will allow private companies, including foreign firms, more autonomy in the country's lucrative oil sector.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
