public acceptance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpublicandacceptance
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public
adjective
uk/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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acceptance
noun[U]
uk/əkˈsep.təns/us/əkˈsep.təns/
general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in ...
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(Definition ofpublicandacceptancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpublic acceptance
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The cycle of increased knowledge, enhanced care, greaterpublicacceptance, and support for even more advances in knowledge could thus begin anew.
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Several highly-publicized cases which aired convents' disciplinary problems did little to fosterpublicacceptance.
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Another impediment to clinical application of gene therapy is the lack of widespreadpublicacceptanceand knowledge.
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The book is a credible attempt to give readers an insight intopublicacceptanceor rejection of the technology.
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Specifically, we are interested inpublicacceptanceof the new pension plans and its dynamics over time.
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On the contrary,publicacceptancein that area is not necessarily increased by more knowledge (p. 845).
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Yet, in our opinion, neither classic medical views nor extreme anti-mental-illness perspectives are likely to lead to increasedpublicacceptance.
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This growingpublicacceptancemay have been a key enabler of the incremental reforms that have been achieved.
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This was in strong and marked contrast topublicacceptanceof middle class urban women's participation in picketing and demonstrations.
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Acknowledgment of the humanity of individuals with mental disorders and provision of opportunities for their engagement in community life are central topublicacceptanceand enlightened care.
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Government policies, including subsidies; research and technology; andpublicacceptanceof farming practices all combine to create these solutions.
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For the most part, and especially in rural areas, a 'representation gap' has opened up between citizens and leaders that underminespublicacceptanceof the new regime.
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Publicacceptanceof and involvement in the development of government policy influences whether the policy is accepted and is seen as being a legitimate expression of public will.
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Crime stories underscored the commercial success of newspapers, but print culture also helped to influence the degree ofpublicacceptancefor innovations in criminal justice.
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Fourthly, there are good prospects in the fields of biopharmaceuticals and agricultural biotechnology, althoughpublicacceptancemust be secured before these industries can take off.
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There is nopublicacceptanceeither in my country or in many others of deep-level storage.
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We cannot have a pro-vaccination policy unless we havepublicacceptanceof it, which goes with that greatly changed consumer standpoint.
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This does nothing for legal clarity or for legal truth, and it certainly does nothing to gainpublicacceptance.
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The politicians' role is to demand safety, coordinate sources, and increasepublicacceptance.
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The present planning system has, generally speaking, worked well and achieved a wide measure ofpublicacceptanceand support.
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