Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] public " in BNC.
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| 1 | He accepts the view that professionals are primarily concerned with service to the community and believes they use their expertise for public benefit . |
| 2 | But the division between public and private is very ambiguous and can not be drawn simply by examining the size of the public sector in the economy and assuming this defines the limit of state influence . |
| 3 | Pluralist accounts of the Japanese state for example underestimate the ambiguity of the division between public and private when they imply that individual rights in a liberal democracy confine the scope of the state to exclusively public spheres . |
| 4 | Hall and Davidoff have studied Victorian domestic ideology ; they have shown the importance of that ideology to an understanding of what we might now consider to be a " natural " division between public and private spheres based on a supposedly " natural " division between the sexes . |
| 5 | The coming parliamentary session will provide a momentous opportunity for public debate on a matter of deep moral significance . |
| 6 | Despite being an important opportunity for public relations , work on the enquiry desk is unpopular because ‘ nothing happens ’ , so probationers and inexperienced recruits tend to be left to deal with the public 's enquiries . |
| 7 | Instead of tinkering , Britain 's government needs to rethink the case for public spending |
| 8 | This is not likely to be the case for public relations , which is apt to become more specialised with increasing requirements for new entrants to have a high educational level , disciplined minds , and an ability to use advanced information technology . |
| 9 | We believe there are two fundamental principles embodied in the case for public service broadcasting — as it affects our journalism : First , that the BBC should extend choice for all viewers and listeners — providing them with distinctive , high quality services and also programmes which others will not provide . |
| 10 | This is a topic on which McClellan himself has written and one which presents a fundamental problem to anyone planning book provision for public libraries . |
| 11 | ( c ) The sub-contractor has made adequate provision for public liability and employers ' liability insurance . |
| 12 | This seems not unreasonable in view of the provision for public transport , present and proposed ( ie the metro ) . |
| 13 | I am concerned that recent press coverage about public funding for research in Scottish universities misses two vital points . |
| 14 | The idea of a payment for public exhibition was first developed in Sweden during the late 1960s and is based on the idea that the exhibition of paintings and other works of art is a service to society and , accordingly , the artist should receive some form of exhibition payment . |
| 15 | We will restore funding for public libraries to 1980 levels . |
| 16 | Capitalists command disproportionate influence over state agencies and funding for public campaigns . |
| 17 | To restrain traffic growth , FoE argue , the government should introduce road pricing , increase funding for public transport and ensure that taxes reflect the true environmental cost of car use . |
| 18 | These arguments had not at first cut much ice with social democrats , but two further ideological strands came to prominence in this period which helped to put the advocates of social progress through public spending and ‘ welfarism ’ onto the defensive , or even convince them of the folly of their ways : the monetary theory of inflation , and the ‘ too few producers ’ thesis of Bacon and Eltis ( 1976 ) . |
| 19 | Further moves could also be made towards increasing the two-way interaction between public and private health care sectors . |
| 20 | Here we start from the parallel between public and private institutions . |
| 21 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 22 | Some of the farms put under restrictions yesterday have already supplied milk for public consumption , but officials were confident there had been no threat to health . |
| 23 | In fact , the final sentence articulates the crucial link between public policy , national unity , cultural extension , and the systematic mobilization of these public servants : |
| 24 | Mr Parkinson will face continued criticism of government policy to spend more on building roads while reducing support for public transport . |
| 25 | I went on to say that local authority support for public libraries which simply put books with a homosexual theme on to their shelves would not constitute promotion of homosexuality . |
| 26 | The principal element in capital is party support for public approval , and presidential electoral success will count for little if the seats in Congress are not there . |
| 27 | If you want to know why Phillipe Starck appears in just about every magazine , why Tokyo is still the in-place for designers , and why no one gives a tinker 's cuss about public design , your chance to find out is at a public debate next Friday under the gaze of Rubens 's corpulent characters on the painted ceiling of the Banqueting House in Whitehall . |
| 28 | In his affidavit , dated 27 September , Kahn alleges that ‘ remaining Velcro minority shareholders will be faced with the unpleasant choice of receiving either a grossly unfair cashout price of $21.75 per share based upon artificially depressed market prices , or equity in VRNV , a company which will not be traded on NASDAQ or any other stock exchange requiring the necessity for public filings and resulting in an illiquid market ’ . |
| 29 | In virtually every locality in the occupied territories , popular neighbourhood committees established themselves , assuming responsibility for public hygiene , health , education ( after schools were closed ) , maintaining a watch on the streets for the approach of Israeli troops or settlers , organizing household production , distributing agricultural produce to the needy and reclaiming land . |
| 30 | The recent legislation has changed considerably the balance of power and responsibility for public education . |