11.   Fischer also criticized government ownership of banks, some of which have taken over companies unable to pay their debts.

12.   Given the insatiable need for campaign funding, government ownership of companies would make political extortion more endemic than is already the case.

13.   Moreover, he said, German government ownership could be an obstacle.

14.   Napocor had planned to maintain government ownership in the subsidiaries for at least a year before it would begin selling the assets to private investors.

15.   Opponents also are concerned with the impact of government ownership of so much stock.

16.   Once again, that was evidently meant to eliminate policy-implementing government ownership of all state corporations, and not just some of them.

17.   That can take in a lot of territory, considering the extent of government ownership of industry in countries like China and Italy.

18.   The group should feature a highly fragmented shareholder base, he said recently, adding that for the Germans and the British, there should be zero government ownership.

19.   The local companies would remain regulated with significant government ownership until some competition develops in local phone service.

20.   The most substantial hurdle remaining is the continued government ownership, analysts said.