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In the case of privatised utilities, that is the extraction of shareholder value on a vast scale from a captive public.
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In his production Mr. Sellars highlights the crisis of the king, so captive to public opinion.
The convention forbids governments to expose captives to "public curiosity".
It was based on an article Wright wrote in the November 9, 2009, issue of The New Yorker, titled "Captives". The Public Theatre produced the play, which ran Off Broadway and at the Cameri Theatre, in Tel Aviv.
Known for its brutal tactics, including beheadings of captives and public executions.
Asian elephants were used to crush, dismember, or torture captives in public executions.
This creates a captive market for public debt, the bulk of which is owned by banks.
This creates captive demand for public borrowing (although during an economic soft patch such as today's, cautious banks may voluntarily hold more than the minimum).
The military equipment, attire, and weaponry only give these bullies more implements to strike fear into their captive audience, the public they are charged to protect and serve.
SeaWorld may have announced last month that it is phasing out captive orcas for public display, but the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the theme park to go even further and send its marine animals to "seaside sanctuaries".
The phenomenon has emerged as a particularly wrenching one during his presidency with the rise of the Islamic State, whose kidnappings for ransom and videotaped beheadings of captives have focused public attention on the issue.
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