Further, there is no evidence that he has sought any direct, private advice.

In this role, Samuel acted as a (biblical) judge, publicly advising the nation, and also giving private advice to individuals.

The committee has supplied private advice on judicial nominations since the Eisenhower Administration.

"You have been very generous with your advice, public and private," he said to his predecessor, keeping a straight face.

Broder is right about the clear conflict in journalists giving private advice to politicians.

Which may explain why the rule about public and private advice was suspended in the case of radical Islamists.

Instead, the Americans are offering plenty of private advice and public encouragement designed to calm the markets.

"The decision to close was made on the advice of the medical community, both public and private."

Many of them also had private advice, which they dared not let others hear because it confessed too much about their own lives.

The clinic provided birth control information to working class women who were not able to pay for private advice from a doctor.