The public did not react strongly, which, according to the military, was a sign of approval.

A book is designed and printed before anyone knows how the public will react to it.

The German public did not react like this, because they're used to different things.

Each course of action would have profound effects on how the press and the general public react.

Perhaps they fear how the public would react to more bad news about the ozone layer.

But more important, how the public will react when "play" resumes.

The movie has just opened, so it is too soon to know how the general public will react.

He did not live to find out how the public would react to the scandals of his administration.

But who could say how the public might have reacted?

How the public will react to the new format is another question.