public accommodation

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandaccommodation

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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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accommodation
noun
uk
/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
us
/əˌkɑː.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/
mainly UK
a place to stay ...
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(Definition ofpublicandaccommodationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic accommodation

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This means thatpublicaccommodationin this country will be made progressively available for the families involved.
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As we all know, it is cheaper to allow the citizen to buy his own house than to push him into subsidisedpublicaccommodation.
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It is disgraceful that one third of tenants inpublicaccommodationare discontented with their surroundings.
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Patients who opt for private accommodation thereby reduce the pressure onpublicaccommodation.
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I feel this grievance particularly because the majority of my constituents live inpublicaccommodationof one kind or another.
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To encourage people to stay within the community a range ofpublicaccommodationshould be available, but it is not being built.
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It is essential that the fullpublicaccommodationis open as soon as morning sittings begin.
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Clearly, there must be sufficientpublicaccommodationembracing facilities for immigration and customs purposes.
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Our personnel inpublicaccommodationare therefore able to benefit from low levels of community charge, yet their maximum potential liability is generously limited.
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All service personnel are entitled topublicaccommodationappropriate to their circumstances and responsibilities, for which they pay charges.
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We have outright owner-occupation and virtually no private and very littlepublicaccommodationto rent.
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Moreover, as there is no statutory obligation on the housing executive to find these familiespublicaccommodation, the family risks remaining split up for very lengthy periods.
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Personnel inpublicaccommodationcan therefore benefit from low levels of community charge, yet there is a generous limit on their maximum liability.
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Thepublicaccommodationis crowded.
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Publicaccommodationin this context means all that is required for official procedures and used by the ordinary travelling public, including baggage hall, search and interview rooms and associated areas.
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Thus, the website for the airplane company is not based on a geographical location and hence no nexus for places ofpublicaccommodation.
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Many of these laws also ban discrimination in other contexts, such as housing orpublicaccommodation.
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In 2014, he sponsored legislation to add gender identity and expression as an explicitly protected class with regard to housing, employment andpublicaccommodation.
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This includes discrimination in school, in the workplace, obtaining private and commercial driver's licenses, inpublicaccommodationsettings and correctional institutions.
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Even if the company does some business in person, its online site is not necessarily a place ofpublicaccommodation.
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