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But nevertheless, there is an opportunity right now for people to seize the means of production and distribution and keep them independent.
In fact there are good arguments on both sides: keeping the new spy director out of the White House, for instance, might keep him independent.
Their goal was to keep newspapers independent.
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Suspicions rose further as observers were barred from some counting centres, and the campaign headquarters of Mr Ahmadinejad's opponents found its telephone lines cut, along with the nationwide text-messaging services they had intended to use to keep an independent tally of the vote.
Jemma Beagrie, from the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, said she wanted to keep the town independent with "local people having local jobs".
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While it battles bin Laden's al-Qaeda network abroad, the agency has been fighting a ferocious rearguard action at home to keep the CTC independent of the new Department of Homeland Security.
Jacques Courtin-Clarins, who created the company 54 years ago and took it public in 1984, consistently maintained his determination to keep the company independent of the consolidation that has swept over the luxury-products market.
"I think Sir Ian's job will be to keep it as independent as possible so that the credibility of what it says and its ability to review things like foundation hospitals really are seen to be effective, " says Niall Dickson.
They want the company to remain independent and keep its tradition of craftsmanship, which they fear would be lost in a big, commercially minded group like LVMH.
Plans for an independent Scotland to keep sterling as its currency have been defended by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
In an interview with BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Darling focused on the SNP's assertion that an independent Scotland could keep sterling currency.
In at least a dozen states, however, the reverse is true: The states keep their revenue because they have independent death taxes not tied to the amount ceded under federal law.
Many conservatives are perfectly OK with a politically independent central bank to keep the dollar at parity with a defined weight of gold much as the Bank of England accomplished for almost two centuries.
Another pledge is to "keep politics out of policing" as an independent candidate.
We relied on data from the Aviation Safety Network, a private, independent initiative founded in 1996 to keep a public database of accidents.
Russia, he says, has been fuelling ethnic conflicts in the newly independent countries of the Caucasus to keep them on a tight leash and undermine American plans.
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They are often intimidated, threatened or even killed for the slightest independent views using the apostasy card to keep them quiet.
The fact is, if Disney's board really wants to keep one of the world's iconic companies independent, its best strategy may be to replace Mr Eisner forthwith.
We have to keep in mind that no foreign trade that is independent from the state is permitted in Cuba and workers are paid below comparable wages.
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Private school officials said they had no choice but to keep their deadlines, which are regulated by the Independent Schools Admission Association of Greater New York, in late February and early March.
And while the talent is for VTB Capital invitees only, Podoinitsyna sees it as a way to help the newly restored theater develop new talents throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States and inside Russia and help keep Bolshoi relevant for years to come.
They are not predominantly Islamist and do keep their towns pretty safe, but they are nonetheless independent of the central government.
Second, it creates the controversial, Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) to keep Medicare growth below that of nominal GDP plus one percent (the same as in the Ryan-Wyden plan).
The government of South Sudan, which became independent on July 9th, says it wants to keep Bandingalo pristine.
As an independent contractor, he didn't have to keep to anyone else's schedule.
Thanks to an artesian well and an independent generator (which powered old submarine chillers to keep the air breathable), staff could have lived down here for months.
This customer relationship management problem is a big one for small startups or independent artists, most of whom use spreadsheets to keep track of gifts or products they owe to funders.
Another alternative is to simply transfer discounted minority stakes in the company to a trust over time, but in order to keep that stock out of your estate the trust must be independent, which raises the question of control.
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