In both cases the driving force was a near monopoly on knowledge.

Despite the Sheraton's near monopoly, other hotels get a few events.

But these days Detroit no longer has a near monopoly on domestic production.

Private health care is rare, as the state maintains a near monopoly.

The combination would create a near monopoly, the commission said.

For decades the company held a near monopoly on the business of rating insurers.

The city has lived with a near monopoly ever since.

There's a simple enough reason for the near monopoly.

The sale would give the new company a 56 percent market share and a near monopoly in some sectors.

Bureaucracies need to have a near monopoly of political and administrative information.