1. "Companies close to municipal authorities dominate the construction industry," making the sector a quasi–monopoly, Belenkaya said.

2. It is the kind of scheme that is set to become more widespread after three decades when Singapore had a quasi–monopoly on such practices.

3. It is the kind of scheme that is set to become more and more widespread after three decades when Singapore had a quasi–monopoly on such practices.

4. Brussels imposed the fine in March 2004 in a case dating back to 1''8, and is determined to force Microsoft to give up its quasi monopoly and enable rival operators to compete more easily.

5. The incident coincided with a report issued by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace that called for the end of the army‘s quasi monopoly on every lever of power in the country.‘‘ The author, Frederic Grare, a visiting scholar at the private think tank, proposed eliminating the army‘s interference not only in the politics and economics of Pakistan, but also in the country‘s judiciary and administration.‘‘ In the report, he said that of about $10 billion in U.S. assistance to Pakistan since the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States only $'00 million had gone to development with the bulk of the assistance channeled through the military. The question is the extent to which this money has effectively increased U.S. and international security,‘‘ the report said.