The plan to sell the 10 water authorities in England and Wales stems from a belief that such services could be provided more efficiently privately.

More comprehensive services within the parks, such as guided walks and skiing tutorials, are privately provided with concessions from the department.

But government is indirectly involved as the provider of taxpayers' money; and through its duty to set standards for publicly and privately provided care.

Toll bridges, roads and canals were privately provided in the eighteenth century.

"While the limited, privately provided economic data available can give us some indication," said the group's board of directors, "they are no substitute" for the official numbers.

If not, the NHS will pay for the treatment to be provided privately.

For example, many homes in the District of Puna are located within private subdivisions which do not have any county or privately provided water services.

Most services are provided privately under the Canada Health Act, which lays down strict standards and administrative simplicity.

Health care is publicly funded and privately provided.

In other words, they were not privately provided via the free market as understood by the earlier writers.