Private

That which affects, characterizes, or belongs to an individual person, as opposed to the general public.

LAW, PRIVATE. An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.

PRIVATE. Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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1 Sources of private enterprise 7,028.3 7,100.1 7,183.8

Sources and Uses of Private Enterprise Income

The public enterprise sector has around EGP 40.4bn of deposits compared to EGP 203.6bn for the private enterprise sector, EGP 497.6bn for the household sector, and EGP 84bn for other sectors, including non-residents.

Banks' credit facilities see EGP 226.6bn rise end of March, deposits up to EGP 3.930tn: CBE

Bureaucracy and politicians can and usually indulge in not properly controlling private enterprise and allowing undeserved profits.

Opinion: K-Electric a private enterprise without competition

Yes, workers want "a fair day's work for a fair day's pay", but in the modern private enterprise controlled world such a thing is increasingly rare.

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A country's wealth and employment is determined by this private enterprise.

Governments do no create wealth; FEEDBACK

However, his pleas are nothing if not risible as he declares his support for private enterprise in which he claims 'an unshakeable faith.'.

Private enterprise wrecked the post

Corporate America resumed the pre 1929 celebration of private enterprise and free markets.

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The ultimate objective of cloud computing to private enterprise and public institutions is to increase productivity and effectiveness, and to strengthen competitiveness; as a result, investment in security has to be considered at the introducing step.

The establishment of security strategies for introducing cloud computing

At a press conference he came out in favour of continued private enterprise - provided workers' conditions improved - and of trade co-operation with racially-segregated South Africa.

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