These companies look for opportunities to sell their expertise overseas, and now hold up the UK as a model for how to introduce privately run prisons into a state system.

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As we press Mideast governments to change their ways, we should hold up Turkey as a positive role model.

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Indeed, Mr Vajpayee would like to hold up India's relations with China as a model to be followed with Pakistan.

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