Example sentences of "[noun sg] to public " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government sought to offset the immediate effects of the price increases by a special bonus to public sector employees , equivalent to their July salary . |
| 2 | Individuals may be held accountable for any loss to public funds or unauthorised disclosure of information occurring because of failure to take these precautions . |
| 3 | Some showbiz ponces claim that Freddie did a lot to bring the pain of AIDS to public awareness — only by dying , surely . |
| 4 | On the wider political stage , in the face of continuing opposition to public health , these statements were designed to promote the image of the doctor as a serious and high minded quester after truth : |
| 5 | Here , then , is the positive benefit of the librarian 's openness to public inspection . |
| 6 | The Treasury has provided guidance to public sector departments on the appraisal of capital schemes . |
| 7 | The son of a submariner and a waitress , he started his education at comprehensive school before gaining a naval scholarship to public school , where Douglas Hitchhiker 's Guide Adams was one year senior . |
| 8 | Individual conduct and moral reformation were seen as the key to public health . |
| 9 | It can be perverted — as Mrs Thatcher will seek to pervert it — into an alternative to public spending . |
| 10 | The first example is the government 's emphasis on private investment in its inner city programmes in which private funds are seen as a preferred alternative to public finance . |
| 11 | ‘ Serious harm to public order ’ is also a vague phrase undefined in the Act . |
| 12 | One political response to this has been to attempt to reinforce the role of the family as the primary carer , and to identify why some families appear throughout generations to be unable to solve their problems without recourse to public assistance . |
| 13 | When she was n't explaining that she and the libbers were on the same side really , Mrs Travers took pains to point out that FAMILY had no quarrel with the poor or socially inadequate ; it was just that she wanted to pay tribute to the unsung millions of women ( and men ) who lived normal lives , did not swap roles , get divorces or abortions , become homeless or batter their children ( or their wives ) ; people who faced misfortune with re-sourcefulness and courage and without recourse to public funds . |
| 14 | Sponsors could now be liable to criminal charges if their sponsored relatives had ‘ recourse to public funds ’ . |
| 15 | Inevitably , then , the two spheres of politics and journalism converged : those active in both spheres were engaging in similar activities by constantly exposing themselves , their ideas and their work to public scrutiny . |
| 16 | The formation of specialized groups , by trade or by style or tendency , served either to organize and regulate market relations or to bring a body of work to public attention . |
| 17 | She facilitated the growth of her public through low-priced prints , donations of work to public galleries , and production of ‘ art ’ posters . |
| 18 | He should repeat his assurance that , while Labour is opposed to the privatisation of water and electricity and wants to see a return to public control , it is not the party 's intention to clobber those who buy shares . |
| 19 | Their return to public life will increase the pressure for political reform . |
| 20 | The provision of water is so fundamental that it is a priority for return to public control . |
| 21 | They spent that first night of their return to public life just standing close together in silence , like they were a couple of lovers ; but they were n't , of course , not yet . |
| 22 | The Treasury department estimates the tax break will cost the government around $70 million , an amount that would be far outweighed by the benefit to public institutions . |
| 23 | IN all the coverage of the Windsor Castle fire , I have n't found any reference to Public Liability Insurance . |
| 24 | The latter question is , obviously , a reference to public sector financial accountability , which is , in practice , a vaguer and less tangible concept . |
| 25 | After leaving the embassy , he gained experience in everything from retailing and personnel management to public relations , before finally joining Crusaid . |
| 26 | The attitude to public meetings by local antislavery organisations was one test of how seriously reformers tried to mobilise popular opinion . |
| 27 | The Government stance on monetary and fiscal policy was more relaxed , but the Treasury attitude to public works and reflation by expansionist finance changed only marginally . |
| 28 | If the hon. Member for Fife , Central dislikes the idea of reviews , it suggests that his attitude to public expenditure is less rigorous than I would have expected . |
| 29 | His attitude to public schools , on the other hand , was anything but traditional . |
| 30 | It authorized $5 million annually for five years ( later extended to 1964 ) to support research , provide technical assistance to public and private organizations , and provide for the training of technical personnel . |