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For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas said the latest financial plan "sets a pathway towards reducing the island's reliance on general reserves despite a continuing need for significant public expenditure".

From BBC

"I know the public are worried about phone theft and the number of phones that are stolen is still too high, but we need to also work with the industry."

From BBC

In 1960, he was arrested with seven other students after a silent demonstration in a whites-only public library, which led to the desegregation of the library.

From BBC

England's first public inquiry into mental health-related deaths has heard two weeks of evidence from bereaved families and friends about how their loved ones were treated.

From BBC