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  • noun Plural form of mutual.

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Examples

  • Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.

    New Statesman James Macintyre 2010

  • Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.

    New Statesman James Macintyre 2010

  • Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.

    New Statesman James Macintyre 2010

  • But despite the difficulties and risks, the idea of mutuals is catching the imagination of an increasing number of public sector staff.

    Guardian roundtable: Mutual respect 2011

  • Taking over servicesThe government pushed the idea of mutuals in the Open Public Services white paper, published in July.

    Guardian roundtable: Mutual respect 2011

  • While the Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, talks of locally empowered "mutuals" spinning off public services, Capita remains quietly confident that these cottage-industry start-ups will not stand in the way of its ambitions to be at the heart of the government's cost-saving programme.

    Capita deals with £3.3bn of government spending as more work is outsourced Simon Bowers 2010

  • In recent decades, many insurance companies have converted from being "mutuals," which are owned by their policyholders, into publicly traded stock companies, owned by shareholders.

    When Mutuals Convert Into Stock Companies 2009

  • Shadow transport secretary Sadiq Khan said there should be no barriers to stop "new models, such as mutuals and co-operatives, from taking over franchises".

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • Jowell has pushed for "mutuals" since before becoming, last June, Minister for the Cabinet Office, a post she holds along-side Minister for London and the Paymaster General.

    New Statesman James Macintyre 2010

  • Jowell has pushed for "mutuals" since before becoming, last June, Minister for the Cabinet Office, a post she holds along-side Minister for London and the Paymaster General.

    New Statesman James Macintyre 2010

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