It looks like it might now be a victim of its own public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
"Their public-spiritedness reflects enlightened self-interest," Dionne wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Two Key Health-Care Numbers] Reference
They are chosen as much for their public-spiritedness as for their academic prowess. From Wordnik.com. [What's Wrong With Idealism?] Reference
In fact, the entire old Ladybird project had an indefinable public-spiritedness about it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
It will be a sad day indeed when such public-spiritedness is driven out of British politics. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
The law Reagan signed was hailed as a bipartisan triumph of public-spiritedness over the special interests. From Wordnik.com. [Winner-Take-All Politics] Reference
First, the rules and practice of the Senate presuppose some degree of bipartisanship and public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Dangers of the filibuster] Reference
Warren Buffett opposes cuts in the estate tax and everyone falls all over themselves lauding his public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times' Leslie Wayne Continues Twisted Jihad Against Edwards] Reference
I should like to congratulate Frank Lowy for the vision, public-spiritedness and generosity he has demonstrated in establishing the Institute. From Wordnik.com. ["The Evolving International Environment and Australia's National Interest"] Reference
He needed to say that it was a matter of stubborn pride to him to back up the man who had beaten him, it was that more than any public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Tunnel In The Sky]
He was recognized in the Council as overshadowing his associates, in personal excellence, public-spiritedness, trustworthiness, and executive ability. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Covenanters] Reference
People who maintain trim, firm physiques should be rewarded for their public-spiritedness with large tax credits — funded, of course, by the fat tax. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat Tax] Reference
Something like E-Verify is going to work only if mandated, because illegal labor is generally cheaper than legal, and public-spiritedness goes only so far. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Solicitor General Lays an Egg] Reference
"The same public-spiritedness was displayed in a recent case where two police officers were killed and five suspects are in custody for the crime," he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We're bored with ''orderly transitions'' ( argh!) and ''eye catching initiatives'' ( double argh!) and we're waiting for vision, leadership, public-spiritedness and hope. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Members of the "middle rank," by contrast, are marked more by their education, intellect, and public-spiritedness than by their wealth or any other social or economic characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [James Mill] Reference
Although conspicuous consumption is not new in American life (we've long had our robber barons), it has spread to sectors of society that are supposed to embody an elevated public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Misfit America] Reference
AOL boss Steve Case, perhaps in a fit of public-spiritedness, moved toward the door, took one look at the crowd outside, realized that once he left he'd never get back in and went back to his seat. From Wordnik.com. [Playing To The Crowd] Reference
In naming roustabout, lumberjack, ironworker, and dairy farmer America's “worst jobs,” CareerCast. com omitted one whose awfulness is counterbalanced only by its public-spiritedness: fact-checking Bjørn Lomborg. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Lomborg Deception] Reference
Organized the call out of sheer public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Post-American Presidency] Reference
No, the real question is about her values and public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Bay Area -] Reference
He is also an example of public-spiritedness to all, especially to those in public stations. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
Another marked sign of worldliness was the decrease in public-spiritedness in many Christians. From Wordnik.com. [The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. II.] Reference
Once again it is the human voice among the bomb-explosions, a friendly American voice, innocent of public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Inside the Whale] Reference
It takes delicate political negotiating behind the scenes, and whether the public-spiritedness is there, I'm not at all sure. From Wordnik.com. [Streetsblog New York City] Reference
Once again it is the human voice among the bomb-explosions, a friendly American voice, ‘innocent of public-spiritedness’. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays] Reference
Item: I admire the generosity and public-spiritedness with which contributors to Wikipedia share their knowledge and expertise. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
Today as Rockson was starting a 12-year jail sentence, a judge said Mr Bannister should be awarded £200 for his 'great public-spiritedness'. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The third big achievement, alongside democracy and prosperity, is the partial restoration of public-spiritedness, trust, decency and kindness. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
Look at this: "The third big achievement, alongside democracy and prosperity, is the partial restoration of public-spiritedness, trust, decency and kindness.". From Wordnik.com. [The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب] Reference
But there is a different question: apart from issues of ethics and public-spiritedness, what should journalists be doing to produce a product that people are willing to pay for?. From Wordnik.com. [MoJo Blogs and Articles] Reference
Eliot’s early poems, and how it heartened him at such a time to get hold of poems that were ‘innocent of public-spiritedness’. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays] Reference
David's generosity and public-spiritedness. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther)] Reference
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