state ownership

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The stalemate eventually resulted in Ferguson's going into administration and being taken into state ownership in 2019 with the project already about £100m overbudget.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Last month the government said it was bringing forward legislation to block foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read’s comments immediately following the sale showed a clear lack of concern for its human rights implications, emphasizing the potential for growth and investment under state ownership instead.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2022

After two months of negotiations, the government reached an agreement, after haggling over the investment’s size and proportion of state ownership.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Howe, Joseph, 52, 53, 246; his railway campaign in England, 62-4, 65-6, 69, 70; and state ownership, 66-7; his prophecy, 113.

From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas