Being an independent lets Calder function as a renegade.

FORBES: Jive Talking

Although the inspection function has to be kept independent from the minister and commissioner, all the necessary information, including inspection results after completion, has been reported to them in a timely and appropriate manner.

ECONOMIST: Letters | The

Insurance markets will not function for these risks as they violate three key conditions of insurability: independent and identical losses, feasible premiums, and determinability of losses.

FORBES: The Case for Climate-Change Alarmism

Yes, independent or no, governed by a cabal of financiers or a collection of fools, its function has grown way beyond simply raising money for the government or clearing debts between banks.

BBC: Central banks are part of the state

After studying a few exceptions to the pattern of disruption, Christensen concluded that the only way a big company could avoid being disrupted was to set up a small spinoff company that would function as a start-up, make the new low-end product, and be independent enough to ignore what counted as sensible for the mother ship.

NEWYORKER: When Giants Fail