postal monopoly

collocation in English

meaningsofpostalandmonopoly

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postal
adjective
uk
/ˈpəʊ.stəl/us
/ˈpoʊ.stəl/
relating to post or to the public service that collects and delivers ...
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monopoly
noun[C or S]
uk
/məˈnɒp.əl.i/us
/məˈnɑː.pəl.i/
(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have ...
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(Definition ofpostalandmonopolyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, it was assumed that the provision of reasonably priced universal postal services could only be guaranteed by apostalmonopoly.
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Prior to his statement on thepostalmonopolysix consumer organisations were consulted, as were about 30 of the largest users of the postal services.
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We have had an interesting debate on the derogation of thepostalmonopoly.
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All those institutions and organisations are on record as being in favour of continuing the presentpostalmonopoly.
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At the same time, the currentpostalmonopolywill be replaced with a licensed area, to be regulated by a new independent body.
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This can be done only by apostalmonopoly.
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Its purpose is to consider whether apostalmonopolyshould be permitted.
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As he knows, in 1981 thepostalmonopolywas suspended for letters and packages for which there was a charge of £1 or more.
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It is my belief that we have to maintain a nationalpostalmonopolyin the interests of the small private user.
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They all relate to thepostalmonopolyprovisions in clauses 66 and 67.
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Thepostalmonopolyhas yet to be discussed.
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One knows what will happen when thepostalmonopolyis breached.
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In certain ways and to a certain extent thepostalmonopolyhas already been broken.
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I submit that there is no justification for any breaching of thepostalmonopolyas such.
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I reiterate that we intend to use the power under clause 67 to suspend thepostalmonopolyin respect of such time-sensitive, valuable mail.
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Any person operating under a licence who breaks those particular conditions will be in breach of thepostalmonopolyand thus guilty of an offence.
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He explained that the precedent for thepostalmonopolydated back about 300 years.
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Thepostalmonopolyis in good hands.
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I turn to thepostalmonopoly.
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Relaxation of thepostalmonopolyfor time-sensitive items in 1981 brought the rapid expansion of the courier industry.
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