Example sentences of "[prep] the public " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a letter to the Irish premier in 1947 , while an extensive health bill was going through parliament , the bishops ‘ pointed out that to claim such powers for the public authority , without qualification , is entirely and directly contrary to Catholic teaching on the rights of the family , the Church in education , the rights of the medical profession and voluntary institutions ’ ( Irish Independent , 12 Apr. 1951 , quoted Whyte 1980 : 143 ) . |
| 2 | Wrote screenplay for The Public Enemy , based on his own novel Blood and Beer , including the scene where the character played by James Cagney pushes a grapefruit into the face of his girlfriend . |
| 3 | This is collected by the performing Right society ( PRS ) from the licensing of TV , radio and venues for the public performance of music ( see the ‘ Copyright and performing Right ’ article ) . |
| 4 | In her view the provision of resources for the public services depends largely on the efforts of the ‘ doers ’ and wealth-creators . |
| 5 | A speechwriter 's attempt to compensate for the public relations lapse in not going to the Berlin Wall , Mr Bush 's prime time statement went out on all television channels on Thanksgiving Eve . |
| 6 | Miss Christine Murphy , a spokeswoman for the Public Health Laboratory Service - a Government-funded but independent organisation which also monitors levels of illness — said : ‘ This year 's virus is a sub-type of a strain we have seen before and many of the cases are not severe . |
| 7 | Miss Christine Murphy , a spokeswoman for the Public Health Laboratory Service - a Government-funded but independent organisation which also monitors levels of illness — said : ‘ This year 's virus is a sub-type of a strain we have seen before and many of the cases are not severe . |
| 8 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by with his call for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 9 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by calling for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 10 | ‘ Public interest ’ ( local jobs and executive homes ) would be pleaded , though if caught in time , the house could have been converted into a dozen flats for local people instead of second homes for outsiders , and the landscaped grounds adapted for the public benefit . |
| 11 | We shall consider its three main functions : first to offer an explanation , based on the Christian faith , of the nature of death , understood as part of mankind 's lot in a ‘ post fall ’ world ; second , to demonstrate the love of the church by offering comprehensive support to the bereaved ; and third to provide an easily available source of ritual which is necessary in any society for the public recognition and containment of grief . |
| 12 | Labour believes it can still secure a clear breakthrough over the next three days and plans to concentrate on its key themes : support for the public services , particularly the NHS , and measures to pull the economy out of recession . |
| 13 | The confidential reports , leaked by the unions , were compiled by 15 internal ‘ taskforces ’ charged with considering the BBC 's prospects as it gears up for the public debate over renewing its royal charter in 1996 . |
| 14 | ‘ … the impracticability of individual copyright holders administering their performing rights effectively means that membership of a performing right society is the only way in which composers , songwriters and music publishers can adequately protect their rights and receive what is due to them for the public use of their work . ’ |
| 15 | The council also set aside an initial budget of£250,000 to employ a legal team and prepare a case for the public inquiry . |
| 16 | Queues for the public seats had begun at 4am . |
| 17 | Quite apart from the injustice of adopting one policy for the public sector and another for the private , such tactics have often proved counterproductive and created more battles and delays , ultimately making sites more difficult to sell . |
| 18 | Contempt for the public sector has led to a deterioration of the infrastructure , and a visible collapse of key public services . |
| 19 | The 1986 Standards for the public library service in Scotland are slightly more generous , recommending that the ‘ annual addition to adult lending stock of books and audio-visual materials should be 280 items per 1,000 population ’ . |
| 20 | and the ‘ London ’ , ( demolished in the 1880 's to make room for the Public Rooms . ) |
| 21 | In 1985 there was a demand through area committees for the public adoption by the CAB of an anti-racist policy . |
| 22 | The privilege is limited strictly to matters of public concern and the publication must be for the public benefit . |
| 23 | No official guide was produced , but H. G. Clarke published A Critical and Descriptive Catalogue of the Competition Designs for the Public Offices now on view in Westminster Hall . |
| 24 | He knew this would be ‘ a great mortification ’ to Scott , but ‘ the personal feeling of an architect ought not to enter into competition with what is best adapted for the public service and what is most compatible with the ornament of the town ’ . |
| 25 | What problems are there in collecting sufficient rates , or taxes , to pay for the public services which are needed ? |
| 26 | Partnerships should challenge the trend ; partnerships should not be about alternative sources of funding for the public education service but about ensuring proper levels of public funding with additional support from the private sector . |
| 27 | Most of the 5,000 graduates each year in Northern Ireland choose to work for large firms , for the public sector , or enter the professions . |
| 28 | Quite a few courses have resulted in the formation ( not always by the library admittedly ) of groups which might generically be termed as ‘ Friends of the library ’ which may become formalized and then act as ‘ lobbyists ’ for the public library in that area . |
| 29 | A Trust has been formed to preserve the beauty and safeguard Harewood and its grounds for the public benefit , and to encourage the arts and sciences . |
| 30 | Councils charged with caring for the public interest start to panic at the thought of this oversized weed with its excruciating sap . |