public system
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpublicandsystem
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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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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofpublicandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the private elite school attended by the rich, able types grows relative to thepublicsystem.
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They would prefer to develop their own plans, with funds that they controlled, rather than entering apublicsystemwhose liabilities may exceed its assets.
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So a lack of private finance will bring about a decrease in the political support for thepublicsystem.
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The source of water was classified as being the pipedpublicsystem, a well, or both.
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This issue arises because firms do not bear the external costs to thepublicsystemof extra early retirement.
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It was not possible to create a comprehensivepublicsystemin which all needs of the population were met.
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Most at risk of being excluded are those covered by thepublicsystem.
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A strong voluntary sector provides an integral part of thepublicsystemwithout forgoing the benefits of independence and flexibility.
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Individuals who wanted to use the phonograph would therefore acquire access through apublicsystem.
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If thepublicsystemprovides better care for older people, the relative health benefit from an ability to purchase supplementary privatesector care will be reduced.
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The initial bill, moreover, failed to compensate workers under 45 years of age for the contributions that they had made to thepublicsystem.
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The expenditure level at the public school is $4,372, which is higher than the expenditure level at the public school in thepublicsystem, $4,194.
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If the wealthier receive less of their health care through thepublicsystem, their commitment to preserve the system by public tax payments may decrease.
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If contributions are increasingly drained away from thepublicsystemor tier, the latter becomes even less financially viable.
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The idea of an all-encompassingpublicsystem, which characterised the former period, quickly came under attack.
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So opting out will increase the welfare of both users of thepublicsystemand those who are permitted to opt out.
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The latter, in turn, wanted to cut fiscal subsidies and was usually staffed by neoliberal economists who had an important stake in reforming thepublicsystem.
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Bos (2005) observed that older people who use private providers have better health than those who rely on thepublicsystem.
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Using thepublicsystemsteady-state equilibrium as a benchmark, a variety of voucher policies can be evaluated in terms of their effects on welfare and the distribution of income.
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