Mr Brown has set himself against the possibility of competition between providers and the choice for consumers that is its natural consequence.

ECONOMIST: Britain's budget

With Hard Times (1854) - a critique of the political theory of utilitarianism which holds that the proper course of action is the one that seeks the greatest good for the greatest number of people - Dickens set himself against thinkers like Jeremy Bentham, Thomas Malthus and Adam Smith and their influence on government policy.

BBC: Charles Dickens

Speaking from his bed in Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital, Mike told me he had discharged himself against doctors' orders after the first set of tests at the start of the week.

BBC: Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock's heart-stopping call

Having jumped out to a two set lead in the final against Djokovic, Murray again found himself on the verge of that elusive first major.

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