1.   The BBC recognises the public appetite for serious information.

2.   But even fewer foresaw the Asian economic crisis, which plunged Hong Kong into a deep recession and dulled the public appetite for gambling.

3.   But the remarkable thing is not the public appetite for lighthearted news.

4.   But the trend also speaks to a strong public appetite for real-life stories.

5.   But the public appetite for Kerry was such that he would not soon get to take a bite.

6.   Elaborately carved and painted, the creatures spoke to a public appetite for a splendor at once immediate and utilitarian.

7.   Editors eagerly fed the public appetite for her, and the wolves gobbled up Little Red Riding Hood piece by piece.

8.   Eventually, the public appetite for political squabbling depends not only on the comportment of the politicians but even more on the gravity of the issues involved.

9.   Her transformation from vengeful killer to tabloid saint feeds a voracious public appetite for diversions and earns her celebrity, exoneration and a career in show business.

10.   Here, as in the rest of the nation, the public appetite for punishment outstrips the political will to fund serious efforts at rehabilitation.