public confidence

collocation in English

meanings of publicand confidence

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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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confidence
noun
uk /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ us /ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or ...
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Examples of public confidence

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Although that image is tarnished now, the damage to publicconfidence in, and support for, state pensions may be hard to reverse.
Inspectorates may also need to assess levels of publicconfidence in their role to promote the wellbeing and safety of patients and residents.
No area examined receives a great deal of publicconfidence in its ability to carry out the core management task of spending money wisely.
The formation of secret committees consisting largely of civil servants to investigate population problems is unlikely to increase publicconfidence in the conclusions reached.
However, publicconfidence in the healthcare system is relatively high.
There is also a consensus in the literature that false negatives may have a negative impact on publicconfidence on screening; evidence is however limited.
They also may lead to legal action being taken by those affected and may reduce publicconfidence in screening.
There is also a possibility that they may result in reduced publicconfidence in screening; this is discussed below.
The litigant alleged: there is no publicconfidence in your management.
This learning can lead to positive changes, which can bolster publicconfidence in the industry in general.
However, such initiatives have not been enough to maintain publicconfidence, and significant legislative reforms have been required.
The judiciary (36 per cent), legislature (27 per cent), and political parties (22 per cent) garnered the least publicconfidence.
On the other hand, a culture of illegalities undermined publicconfidence in the police and public officials, both elected and civil service.
Communication with complainants and officers complained against, he explained, would be crucial for effectiveness, fairness and maintaining publicconfidence.
Their domestic political systems enjoy considerable publicconfidence.
And, as the level of publicconfidence in the value of paper evaporates so too does the citizenry become increasingly susceptible to linguistic misunderstandings.
Furthermore, the persistent financial crisis had severely eroded publicconfidence in the public pension systems thus facilitating the reform.
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