Will they presently begin to tell as a restraining and directing force upon public thought?

The public thought of the police as enemies - corrupt or thugs.

Most of these works had hung for decades in museums, where the public thought they would safely stay.

But many hawks across the political spectrum are having public second thoughts.

He was, of course, a great administrator; but the public thought of him as much more than that.

The public thought of science as an absolute, sure thing, money in the bank.

"The public thought, 'These are professionals, they see it all the time, they're different from the rest of us.' "

We assume that the tone of public thought may be entirely different from what it is in the present world.

As in 1997, the museum conducted visitor surveys and focus groups to find out what the public thought of the institution.

He was always curious about what the public thought of him, his popularity in the parishes.