1. The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies. 该经济体由于公共开支和私有垄断而变得僵化。
2. Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。
3. Tech multinationals' monopolies should be prevented. 我们应该防止高科技跨国公司的垄断。
4. Government's role in the economy was to promote competition by destroying monopolies and special privileges. 政府在经济中的作用是通过破坏垄断和特权来促进竞争。
5. The system of patent-granting, which confers temporary monopolies for the exploitation of new technologies, was originally established as an incentive to the pursuit of risky new ideas. 专利授予制度为开发新技术提供了暂时的垄断地位，它最初的建立是为了激励人们追求有风险的新想法。
