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  • verb Present participle of unfetter.

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Examples

  • Claiming that they are merely 'unfettering' Canada's food industry ... you may want to take a look at exactly WHO IT IS that Harper and the Conservative government is leaving in charge of monitoring your food safety and that of your children!

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • Claiming that they are merely 'unfettering' Canada's food industry ... you may want to take a look at exactly WHO IT IS that Harper and the Conservative government is leaving in charge of monitoring your food safety and that of your children!

    Guess Who Harper Is Leaving In Charge Of Canada's Food Safety?! 2008

  • But they also contend that India deserves credit for unfettering sectors like information technology and pharmaceuticals.

    India's Tata Finds Home Hostile Amol Sharma 2011

  • Is it as interested in the wellbeing of all as it is in unfettering the market?

    Please explain your true values, Mr Cameron | Editorial 2011

  • Why would you think that unfettering it will make the underground money stop flowing?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » PhRMA Thanks Reid 2010

  • By unfettering Saudi women from travel, driving and dress restrictions, not only will half of the 26 million living in the Kingdom finally be able to exercise personal choices in very personal decisions, but the Kingdom will find itself rapidly shoring new support in both the Muslim and non Muslim worlds, support we can use as the globe unites to thwart the nihilist, fanatical elements which seek to threaten all existences on every continent.

    Qanta Ahmed, MD: Trapped in the Other Gulf Oil Slick -- Saudi Women Tell Mr. President: Set Us Free! 2010

  • Why would you think that unfettering it will make the underground money stop flowing?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » PhRMA Thanks Reid 2010

  • One of the cool things about unfettering myself from organized religion is that I feel more able to think outside of the box when it comes to my spiritual practice.

    Nine Inch Nails for Meditation. | Mind on Fire 2009

  • The licensing provision was intended to be the ``most forward-looking provision'' in the settlement, directed toward ``unfettering the market and restoring competition.''

    Archive 2003-07-01 2003

  • The licensing provision was intended to be the ``most forward-looking provision'' in the settlement, directed toward ``unfettering the market and restoring competition.''

    Eschaton 2003

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