The events allowed the university to raise its public profile and demonstrate the public benefits of its research.
Colleges need to demonstrate that public service is nothing to be afraid of.
Northern Rock must succeed to demonstrate that public ownership can work where free market capitalism has failed.
But the two approaches demonstrate that "public" can mean different things.
It shows a Society that was keen to demonstrate the public utility of science.
"World leaders will now have the chance to demonstrate their public commitment to finding a negotiated solution for Tibet".
Candidates who can demonstrate genuine public support by paying a modest fee or collecting a modest number of signatures should be allowed to compete.
It also buys time for the company's founder, H. Christopher Whittle, to try to demonstrate that public schools can be operated at a profit.
The activists were among the first to be arrested under a new law that demands protesters seek permission from the police to demonstrate in public.
These circumstances demonstrate how public resources in patients' home countries can be burdened by medical tourism.
