privately-funded

Society gets a lot of benefit from privately-funded research.

The Economist Still Hates To See Humans in Space - NASA Watch 2009

David Crane is CEO of NRG Energy, an energy company that is launching the nation's first privately-funded electric vehicle ecosystem in Houston, Texas.

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There are, by my guess, at least ten city, state, and privately-funded agencies in New York whose main purpose is to give writers money.

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I believe they have been pretty supportive of privately-funded efforts, including this article in question which states -- as Josh noted -- Humanity, some will argue, is driven by a yearning to boldly go to places far beyond its crowded corner of the universe.

The Economist Still Hates To See Humans in Space - NASA Watch 2009

Aspera, a small, privately-funded start-up in Emeryville, California, has developed the means to transfer enormous video files at speeds far greater that FTP and other TCP-type protocols.

Andy Plesser: Little Aspera Moving Giant Video Files for iTunes, BBC, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Most of Hollywood Andy Plesser 2011

Then, some of the children would be given a chance to go to a fancy, privately-funded clinic with all the bells and whistles of medical technology.

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The National Portrait Gallery hosted a privately-funded exhibit examining the influence of gay and lesbian identity on American portraiture.

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The National Portrait Gallery hosted a privately-funded exhibit examining the influence of gay and lesbian identity on American portraiture.

Michael B. Keegan: Smithsonian: Just Put the Art Back Michael B. Keegan 2011

Then, some of the children would be given a chance to go to a fancy, privately-funded clinic with all the bells and whistles of medical technology.

Julie Woestehoff: What if the Fad Was Med Reform, not Ed Reform? Julie Woestehoff 2011

Aspera, a small, privately-funded start-up in Emeryville, California, has developed the means to transfer enormous video files at speeds far greater that FTP and other TCP-type protocols.

Andy Plesser: Little Aspera Moving Giant Video Files for iTunes, BBC, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Most of Hollywood Andy Plesser 2011