The smaller cartels no longer have the same concentration of power that single "drug lords" had before.
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But the US Justice Department remained concerned about the concentration of market power, prompting Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to hint last month that the merger would not be approved.
The authors argue that the banks' oligarchic power stems from the size and concentration of American finance.
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Fans of the family argue that this concentration of power stems simply from its members' remarkable talent, not their connections.
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"This amendment seeks to put specific restrictions on the ownership of Channel Five, which would create a concentration of power in any industry and in the communications industry it would constitute a threat to our democracy, " said Lord McNally.
The concentration of power among retailers has led to another stage in the shift in power down the food chain.
An intellectual argument says that it would be a bad thing anyway, because the present concentration of power (and therefore accountability) in a single elected chamber is an acknowledged strength of Britain's governing arrangements.
In its briefing, the DOJ made its case that the nation's two largest carriers currently hold market power, which is due to the heavy concentration of lower frequency spectrum (below 1, 000MHz) allocated to the two incumbents.
But this century, and particularly the past 20 years, has seen an unhealthy concentration of political, cultural and economic power around London and the South-East.
In Massachusetts, about 113, 000 customers were still without power Monday afternoon, with the greatest concentration of outages in the southeastern and Cape regions, said Gov. Deval Patrick.
Connecticut boasts the largest concentration of fuel-cell companies in the United States, including leading fuel-cell manufacturers UTC Power, Proton OnSite and Fuel Cell Energy.
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