The world of sports was also a focus for Robertson's public-spiritedness.

"The country goes through cycles in the prevalence of a public-spiritedness," he said.

The club has always promoted clean government and public-spiritedness.

Whatever he did or didn't do was related to his public-spiritedness, which has been amply demonstrated over the years.

Public-spiritedness and self-interest are aspects of the same phenomenon.

The effect of this legislation and practice was to stimulate charity and public-spiritedness.

It encouraged independence, public-spiritedness, and ambition in professional and academic life.

He demonstrated his public-spiritedness by photographing the illegal dumping of atomic waste.

It is a glorious tribute to the public-spiritedness and vision of New Yorkers at their best.

Once again it is the human voice among the bomb-explosions, a friendly American voice, 'innocent of public-spiritedness'.

"I hope to be able to appeal to their public-spiritedness," Vaughan said, "just as I appealed to yours."

Electoral commission head Malam Mané made "a strong appeal for moderation and public-spiritedness."

His family, known as the "Choi Bujatjip," had been known since the 17th century for their wealth and public-spiritedness.

Although the Port Authority views the recruitment program mainly as a tenant amenity, there is a bit of public-spiritedness involved, too.

Or lack of courage, or lack of public-spiritedness.

Speyer, of course, believed strongly in the old-fashioned tradition of public-spiritedness; he also aspired to something that could not be had around his conference table.

But this partnership of self-preservation and public-spiritedness also reflects diminished expectations about the sufficiency of municipal services.

In his 2002 State of the Union address, President Bush spoke with apparent passion about marshaling the new public-spiritedness inspired by 9/11.

Bombay, meanwhile, "never looked so clean," according to a resident, as inhabitants began a massive garbage removal-something unique for a culture not known for public-spiritedness.

I shall certainly make the President aware of this, but I think that the first step is to appeal first to the courtesy and public-spiritedness of our colleagues.

For those seeking to show their public-spiritedness or curry favor with the incoming administration, the inaugural has presented a chance to contribute up to $100,000 to help pay for the activities.

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.

In some cases this was genuine, but in others it was a means to clean up their image and wrap themselves in the mantle of public-spiritedness while staving off prosecutions.

And you'll have tapped off a pint of blood for nothing, it added spitefully, demolishing the pretence that he was contemplating the sacrifice out of any impulse of public-spiritedness.

Sexton, who is metabolically incapable of deliverying a speech from behind a lectern, walked over to Victoria, placed a hand on her head and told a story demonstrating the young woman's public-spiritedness.