This referred to the absence of media monopolies (whether state or private), and the alternative of the greatest possible number of media platforms (which includes recognition of community media).

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Correspondents say it is hoped that such an order may allow victims to be taken to the nearest hospital regardless of whether it is private or state-run.

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At present, the government monitors university intake on the basis of whether the students went to a state or private school, their social class and their home postcodes.

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Mr Clegg also accepted that he would face "public commentary and criticism" over his forthcoming decision whether or not to send his elder son to a private or state school.

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Whether the provision needs to happen on a private, commercial level or at some state or national level is a debate for members of the political domain.

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The showdown in Wisconsin has generated competing claims about whether state and local government bureaucrats are paid too much or paid too little compared to their private sector counterparts.

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The growth of the entitlement state has been driven by a powerful desire to prevent Americans, whether in the public or private sector, from suffering.

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For big savings, a state would have to cut services to inmates, from drug treatment to counselling, whether the prison is public or private.

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