ownership restrictions

collocation in English

meaningsofownershipandrestriction

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ownership
noun[U]
uk
/ˈəʊ.nə.ʃɪp/
us
/ˈoʊ.nɚ.ʃɪp/
the fact that you ...
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restriction
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
us
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
an official limit ...
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(Definition ofownershipandrestrictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Format controls and ownership restrictions will both be relaxed.
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That will mean that the break-down of ownership restrictions is likely to take some considerable time.
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So it makes sense to remove the ownership restrictions in that case.
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Ownership restrictions are an essential safeguard for plurality and diversity and, as such, are distinct from the separate question of controls on anti-competitive behaviour.
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I turn now to the ownership restrictions which, again, have been mentioned by a number of speakers in the debate.
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However, what is fair—we do this—is that countries may apply ownership restrictions equally to both their own nationals and nationals of other member states.
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It is also exempt to some extent from the ownership restrictions of airlines about which we have heard before.
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In lay terms, they would be excluded from some of the ownership restrictions, but would still be included in others.
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The report recommends that all ownership restrictions should be removed as quickly as possible.
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We have no proposals to revise media ownership restrictions at present, but the subject will be considered as we develop revised proposals for regulating the converging broadcasting and communications industries.
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Provisions which limit levels of ownership are fair so long as countries apply their ownership restrictions equally to their own nationals and those of other member states.
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I feel very strongly that the proposed lifting of ownership restrictions is contrary to the public interest and is not in the interest of smaller independent radio companies.
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The review will consider the current ownership restrictions for broadcasting and the press, to see whether the current rules do or do not strike a satisfactory balance.
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There are no foreign ownership restrictions.
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