Sentence examples for a total monopoly from inspiring English sources

In October, Ivanishvili accused Saakashvili of faking his democratic aspirations and amassing a "total monopoly of power".

"It's a story of a military that's so bloated and so completely used to having a total monopoly on the affairs of the state," he said.

The state regulates prices in the domestic market, forcing Gazprom to provide cheap gas to Russian consumers, which means the company tries to maximise export profits – and it has a total monopoly on Russian gas exports.

Unfortunately, most Muslims are still willing to leave interpretation to the little band of self-appointed experts, and to believe that only their judgment is truly independent.It does not quite add up to a total monopoly.

Professional cricket in India, which includes what is widely regarded as the Indian national cricket team, is a private enterprise with the B.C.C.I. enjoying a total monopoly over it.

Stephens' heresy here isn't in denying climate change; it's in refusing to concede that one group of people has a total monopoly on defining not just the problem but the acceptable responses to it.

As it is, Chinese UnionPay has a near total monopoly on credit card payment services in China.

Betting against the party's staying power has proved to be a poor wager, but one wild card may be that in previous crises the party had an almost total monopoly on information flow and so had time to perfect a propaganda response.

Trucks enjoy an almost total monopoly in intracity freight delivery because of their ability to deliver goods directly to recipients.

In England, where the Industrial Revolution was more advanced than in the other European countries, the middle class had to struggle for its own theatres against the entrenched power of the two patent houses (licensed by the Crown), Drury Lane and Covent Garden, which had enjoyed an almost total monopoly of dramatic theatre since 1660.

The seven-year-old company's coming-of-age moment was a deal to buy Uber's regional business last year, but it hasn't enjoyed the total monopoly many foresaw.