The high-tech sector nearly handles itself.

The average sector can handle about 55 flights an hour.

Even conservatives who favor limited state power understand that government has an appropriate role to play in domains that the private sector does not handle well on its own.

"The bottom line is that the private sector can't handle a crisis as large as this," Mr. Bertrand said.

The private sector could handle all the marketing and public education campaigns, providing it could make a profit from these antivirotics.

That is because the private sector essentially handles the manufacturing and distribution of flu vaccine, as government officials monitor and exhort from the sidelines.

I am not sure if the private sector could handle it, but a government-run plan could also prove to be less than efficient.

This sector also handles departures coming out of Nashua and arrivals going to Nashua.

The private sector is handling this computer revolution pretty well on its own.

The sector handles the bank's trading activities in securities and foreign exchange.