The phrase
"to have a monopoly" means to have complete control or dominance over a particular product or industry. It is when a single company or entity is the only one selling or producing a specific good or service, without any competition.
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Perhaps the most surprising thing to hear from a climate scientist writing about climate change is that climate science has for too long
had the monopoly in climate change debates.
No
one has a monopoly on truth and righteousness, no matter how much you want to believe you do.
Suddenly they no
longer have a monopoly on what they tell these kids while they are too young to know any better.
You could argue that if tobacco
companies had a monopoly on lung health research, it's possible that the damaging effects of tobacco smoke would not have come out as quickly.
No one
group has a monopoly on suffering, and there is no single paradigm or «worst» form of oppression.
The reality is, however, neither
side has a monopoly on good or bad, cheap or expensive, simple or complicated.
It
also has a monopoly on the knowledge needed to evaluate the projects it proposes and builds.
Once the matter has been assigned, that lawyer will
then have a monopoly on case information and advice.
The Korean company
already has a monopoly on OLED display panels, and to further brace for the OLED demand, it is already working on expanding the production capacity of its OLED factories.
«They've
always had a monopoly,» one superintendent in a choice district told me, after asking for anonymity.
You are unlikely to
ever have a monopoly in your market but you have every chance to be the first business your customers think of.
I think it's unfortunate that we in the moderate to liberal wings of the church have virtually let our conservative brothers and
sisters have a monopoly on born - again language.
Celtic have a winning mentality, that alone is no good if only one
team has a monopoly on the league.
Not so long ago,
men had a monopoly on playing the field in this way but in a few short years, women have caught up to their male counterparts.
Lawyers
have had a monopoly essentially from the beginning of practice in this country until recently.
To promote these principles, competition law has evolved to regulate market competition to prevent any one
organisation having the monopoly in a particular industry.
That kind of personal service isn't something local
lenders have a monopoly on, of course, but their reliance on local business makes them responsive.