decontroln.

1919 G. H. Roberts in Times 14 Feb. 3/1 I am told that every one wants to get rid of Government control... The moment I can see those conditions safeguarded in respect of any commodity, decontrol will come.

1923 Daily Mail 27 Jan. 8 Rent decontrol.

1946 New Statesman 14 Sept. 182/2 The decision of the Price Decontrol Board to lift the controls on grains and dairy products.

1955 Times 27 Aug. 10/1 At least two million tons more domestic house-coal, it is considered, is needed before decontrol can be envisaged.

1971 Daily Tel. 1 May 19/4 The decontrol of gold coins on April 1 has coincided with a slight increase in demand for gold in London and Zurich.

1919 G. H. Roberts in Times 14 Feb. 3/2 I do not propose to risk decontrolling any commodity while there is the slightest possibility of decontrol resulting in higher prices.

1923 Ramsay MacDonald in Hansard Commons 5th Ser. CLX. 21 To decontrol a certain block of middle-class tenants..will do more harm than good. Look at what happens the moment decontrol comes. Either the rent goes up, or..the house will be sold.

1919 Observer 23 Mar. 12/6 (headline) De-controlled. Tea after to-morrow: bacon next week.

1957 Times 23 Dec. 11/4 Of the tenants of our newly decontrolled flats some 85 per cent. have accepted and signed new agreements on the basis we offered.

1971 Daily Tel. 23 June 19/4 The decontrolling of bank competition..suggests that the Government should also withdraw from supporting local authorities.