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Apparently he made some remarks about referring Murdoch's control of the satellite TV encryption system to the Monopolies Commission.
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He bought the Times and Sunday Times in 1981, avoided referral to the Monopolies Commission courtesy of Margaret Thatcher because the papers were loss-making, and agreed to run the titles with independent directors as custodians of impartial journalism, who soon were ignored.
We're such a feeble nation that Murdoch was bound to triumph | Will Hutton 2011
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Monopolies Commission in Great Britain to address the issue of how to ensure that there is no unhealthy over-concentration of economic power.
NELSON MANDELA'S ADDRESS TO SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS EXECUTIVES 1990
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They had such a large slice of the voiceover racket that, as Mimi said, "People better not mention the Monopolies Commission around us, not even in fun."
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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He bought the Times and Sunday Times in 1981, avoided referral to the Monopolies Commission courtesy of Margaret Thatcher because the papers were loss-making, and agreed to run the titles with independent directors as custodians of impartial journalism, who soon were ignored.
The Guardian World News Will Hutton 2011
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Sunday Times journalists chapel were on the verge of applying to the courts for a Writ of Mandamus to force the Government into referring the takeovers to the Monopolies Commission; the Fair Trading Act provided that in principle all newspaper takeovers should be referred.
Reuters: Press Release Sir Harold Evans 2011
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The artful dodge which worked then to evade the Fair Trading Act's provision for a reference to the Monopolies Commission, that the newspapers were in imminent danger of closing, was dusted off again for
Reuters: Press Release Sir Harold Evans 2011
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At five to midnight the Sunday Times journalists chapel were on the verge of applying to the courts for a Writ of Mandamus to force the government into referring the take-overs to the Monopolies Commission; the Fair Trading Act provided that in principle all newspaper takeovers should be referred.
The Guardian World News Harold Evans 2011
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If it were in the commercial sector it might attract the attention of the Monopolies Commission.
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If it were in the commercial sector it might attract the attention of the Monopolies Commission.
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