1.   The authorities published a public apology in the newspaper.

2.   The minister had to issue a formal public apology for his remarks.

3.   She had to make a formal public apology for her remarks.

4.   He made a public apology for his controversial remarks.

5.   He spared them the embarrassment of a public apology.

6.   A public apology is a reflection on all associated with it, and journalists should take independent advice before they agree to fall on their pens.

7.   Both the Prime Minister and the caterer, Clare Latimer, have won a public apology and undisclosed damages in the first round of their libel battle.

8.   The familiar Maxwell reach for a libel writ brought about an immediate public apology.

9.   I think at the very least my mother should receive a public apology.