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Example Sentences
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A contract between the NHS and dentists stipulates that a health care provider cannot refuse an NHS patient if they do not want to pay for a private service as well.
From BBC
In December, it overhauled its nuclear sector to allow for private investment and rolled back a liability law that had held back U.S. firms from pursuing nuclear energy deals in the country.
Bill Ackman, the vociferous hedge-fund manager based in New York, called the California union’s proposal “an expropriation of private property” in a post on X this week.
"Families will save both time and money - no longer facing lost income from taking time off work or having to fork out for private vaccinations," Streeting said.
From BBC
Mamdani, 34, began his term just after midnight in a private ceremony at the decommissioned Old City Hall subway station, a symbolic nod to the city’s transit history and working-class communities.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
