Converse of object

• inform: If ozone concentrations exceed 180 micrograms per cubic meter, they must inform the public and provide health advice.

• mislead: Organic World in Friars Stile Road, Richmond Hill, is to be renamed The Real Butchers to avoid misleading the public.

• protect: ARP wardens were enlisted to help protect the general public during an air raid, for example, guiding people to the shelters.

• invite: Envisaging himself in the role of High Priest, he was inviting the British public to become part of the temple's congregation.

• deceive: The use of SAR as an indicator of cellphone safety will deceive the public into a false sense of security.

• encourage: As part of the public debates, openDemocracy.net is encouraging the public to hold their own meetings on 11 March with friends and family.

Converse of subject

• perceive: Despite the excellent safety record of Western reactor designs they are still perceived by the public as presenting risks to health and life.

Adjective modifier

• general: ARP wardens were enlisted to help protect the general public during an air raid, for example, guiding people to the shelters.

• British: The Greatest Britons of all Time In November 2002, the British public voted to find the Greatest Briton of all time.

• wide: By 1994, both Blair and Brown had established clear profiles as modernisers within the party and to the wider public.

• American: For example, the American public cares about privacy rights as deeply as Europeans do.

Modifies a noun

• transport: We advise students to use public transport or to arrive early.

• sector: Overall, Brown's message to the public sector was stark: the bumper years are over.

• domain: An open call for nominations would also keep the process in the public domain.

• service: Only a handful of public services will be spared.

• opinion: A senior Scottish Labor MP said the prime minister must stop defying public opinion over the crisis in Lebanon.

• interest: There is a genuine matter of public interest at stake here.

Used with adjective complement

• make: The Court's reasons have only just been made public.

Noun used with modifier

• viewing: The exposure was good for the band, all bands in general, and for the viewing public.

• consuming: The first is addressed to the consuming public: Do not buy Moto Racer 3: Gold Edition, not even as a joke.