31.   Opposition control of Belgrade would break the near monopoly on broadcast news media now enjoyed by the Socialists and their neo-Communist coalition partners.

32.   The government is accusing Microsoft of using its near monopoly in personal computing operating software in a bid to dominate the market for Internet browsers.

33.   They could also end a near state monopoly on the media by giving the opposition some of the state-run news outlets.

34.   As well as tolerating their bad debts, the government has also given these firms a near monopoly on foreign trade and greatest access to overseas technology.

35.   Britain has a near monopoly of declared cases of BSE around the globe.

36.   They claimed Microsoft profited from a near monopoly on software by giving huge discounts on its MS-DOS operating system to computer manufacturers.

37.   Such a combination could result in a near monopoly of rail traffic in the western part of the United States, Burlington Northern said.

38.   The CTC has a near monopoly of cigarette manufacture.

39.   The Jockey Club enjoys a near monopoly on legal gambling channels in the territory, operating horse racing and the Mark Six lottery.