Sentences with phrase «as citizens of this city»

A person who retreats from public life because it is too inconvenient or unpleasant or fails to accord with his nice ideals acts as a citizen of the city of man, seeking his own good — peace of mind, ideological purity — at the expense of the common good.

«And he's indicated that if Commissioner Kelly does not run, then he's inclined to do so, and we will be blessed as a party and as citizens of this city to have someone like John Catsimatidis as our mayor.»

And as a citizen of the city, I don't create enough opportunities to appreciate nature and for me, Stardew Valley functions as a gentle reminder.

Not exact matches

In addition to donations from Bravo personality Andy Cohen, advertising pro Donny Deutsch, radio DJ Elvis Duran, and a host of private citizens, Frankel received money and supplies from Yieldstreet, Univision, Feeding America, and City Harvest, as well as friends and strangers.

As for the horrors of the battle, many German citizens — including children — were forced to defend the city.

Even as millions of Chinese citizens leave the farm and flock to cities looking for work, there are fewer manufacturing jobs in China than there were 20 years ago.

Using the concept of citizen representation as its main conceptual anchor, the study examines longitudinal patterns in two cities that underwent divergent institutional and political leadership experiences during the late 1990s and following.

The hukou registration system that ties people to their place of ordinary residence deprives migrant workers of rights to welfare, education or property, and prevents them from launching businesses in the cities, where they are treated as second - class citizens.

He currently serves as the board chair for Kansas City - based charter school Citizens of the World and as a commissioner for the Housing Authority of Kansas City.

In chapter 9 of book XVIII of THE CITY OF GOD, St. Augustine reports that the enraged men of Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athenof book XVIII of THE CITY OF GOD, St. Augustine reports that the enraged men of Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athenof THE CITY OF GOD, St. Augustine reports that the enraged men of Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of AthenOF GOD, St. Augustine reports that the enraged men of Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athenof Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athenof suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athenof Athens.

Unlike cities of the modern West, the Greco — Roman city was as much a religious as a political organization, and citizens were expected to participate in thoroughly religious civic festivals, which included sacrifices to the gods and goddesses who served as protectors of the city, whether Athena in Athens, or Artemis in Ephesus.

As the new citizens — now literally citizens, residents of cities — struggled to work out how to relate to the strangers by whom they were surrounded the demand for authoritative rules exploded.

Paideia had no further role as the education of citizens for a self - governing city.

The goal of education as paideia was something both very public and very political: the cultivating of politically skilled citizens for an idealized «democratic» self - governing polis or city.

That may not seem like much, but, as at the beginning of the first millennium so also at the beginning of the third, alien citizens know not to expect too much from the earthly city.

He saw human beings as tending to create a number of small and hospitable polities» the household and the city, especially» whose proportions allow a sane balance between collective duty and individual prudence, universal truth and local idiom, society and the citizen.

Two years ago, the Czechs were in the streets of Prague facing Russian tanks, not because of compassion for human want and misery, but because they were not free; the Vietnamese continue to resist America, as they did Japan and France before us, not because of hunger for food but hunger to determine their own destinies; black militants are in the streets of our cities today, not because they are famished — though poverty and want still stalk our land, particularly black communities — but because black citizens, more than any others, have been politically isolated and impotent, unable to act in their own governance.

In a society which treated women as second class citizens he showed Jesus welcoming them into his fellowship, along with the Twelve, and taking them with him on his travels through the cities and villages of Galilee.

There are those killed in fights over turf, innocents caught in cross fire, citizens terrified of city streets, escalating robberies, children fed free crack to get them addicted and then enlisted as runners and dealers, mothers so crazed for a fix that they abandon their babies, prostitute themselves and their daughters, and addict their unborn.

Out of these shared convictions and the culture of building they nourished, the architects and patrons of these cities created urban environments and landscapes that were not only extraordinarily beautiful but that also acted as theaters of memory and hope, places that simultaneously referred to and grounded citizens in their origins, the common destiny for which they longed, and the virtues necessary for success in their individual and collective journeys through life.

Barcelona joins cities such as Bordeaux, Oslo, New York and Vancouver in encouraging citizens to cut down on their meat consumption for the the sake of people and planet.

In the 480 Olympiad he won the double again — but imagine everyone's surprise when the herald announced him as a citizen of Syracuse, a Sicilian city.

Richards was a youth product at City, but despite breaking into the England squad during his time with the Citizens, he fell out of favour as injuries affected his progress.

As for Thiago, Guardiola knows him well having worked together previously at Bayern during the Spaniard's stint in charge of the Bavarian giants prior to joining City, and with a lack of midfield depth particularly in the holding role to offer competition for stalwart Fernandinho, it could be a sensible addition for the Citizens.

Russia, England and Germany are seen as the three countries most likely to participate in match - fixing during the FIFA World Cup 2018, according to a survey conducted by sports betting advisory platform BonusCodeBets.co.uk among 2,500 citizens of 11 World Cup host cities.

It is perhaps unfair to label Manchester City as a club in the wilderness prior to the takeover of Sheikh Mansour in 2008, but the billionaire has definitely changed the fortunes of the Citizens for years to come.

Liverpool halted Manchester City's invincible train as once again Anfield proved to be the undoing of the Citizens.

Five years on from Arsenal's ex no. 8 # 25m move to Manchester City and we are almost re-living the Nasri years, as Iwobi continues to step up to the plate with dynamism and a passionate desire to do well for the football club, having the added company of more familiar citizens (English) and prime, premium top dollar quality to combine with, led by Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, who look likely to still hang around beyond Iwobi's own potentially cracking third season.

New Manchester United manager, David Moyes once admitted that playing against Manchester City was like «going into a gun fight with a knife» and it certainly felt like that for Newcastle against the Citizens, as they had several injuries ahead of the game and star man, Yohan Cabaye, was the subject of a late # 10m bid from Arsenal and was therefore not in the right frame of mind to play according to an angry Alan Pardew.

Everton won home and away in the league last season against Man City, while their recent record against the Citizens is imperious: They've won each of the previous four meetings, as well as seven of the last eight, including each of their last four visits at Eastlands.

The Baggies (3.80 VCbet), though, have won the last four competitive meetings and with their unbeaten home record still in tact — 3 Wins and 2 Draws — will fancy their chances of inflicting another defeat on the Citizens, as they did in the Carling Cup earlier in the season when beating a weakened City side 2 - 1 at The Hawthorns.

Man City vs West Brom 2018 (MCFC - WBA 2018) Final score and result: - Manchester City vs West Brom 3 - 0 (Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Aguero) Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 31 January, 2018 Aymeric Laporte, Man City's record signing, makes his debut as the Citizens beat bottom of the table West Brom

In the second fixture Manchester City faced off against a newly rejuvenated Everton side as Ronald Koeman's side did good in first half denying any breakthrough for Guardiola's men after taking the lead but the Citizens despite being a man down fought back and found the back of the net in dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points each.

One month ago, that didn't seem to be the case, as the best player of each team went down with injuries: Barça's Lionel Messi hurt his groin and there was fear he would not be back in time to face the Citizens, and City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne suffered a hamstring injury that initially ruled him out of the Camp Nou clash.

The Citizens have made several targets of a new goalkeeper this summer after Claudio Bravo was criticised for his poor form having replaced Joe Hart as the City's number one upon Guardiola's arrival.

Hundreds of proud citizens wearing forest green, touring all the city «s parks on horseback and all - terrain vehicles, using police powers and good will as part of a giant public relations initiative for the Chicago Park District and its beleaguered chief executive, Jesse Madison.

As I said earlier, the society expects more of the government: citizens expect them to deal with the pollution in the cities, they expect them to put in place a better and proper health service, they expect pensions, [and] they expect their children to have reasonable schools to go to.

And as they are defeated on the ground, the terrorists are exploiting the internet and social media to spread this ideology that is preying on vulnerable citizens in our own countries, inspiring them to commit acts of terror in our own cities.

In the «English cities», the new citizens identifying as British (who had often arrived on work or study visas from countries such as the Philippines and Nigeria) told us more than half their friends were of other ethnicities (although we did not ask them how extensive or deep their social connections were) but had low place attachment.

The chief function of the Community Board is to serve as a vehicle for resolving citizen complaints as it relates to city government and the residents of the community.

He also worked as an attorney and advocate at Demos, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, on a nationwide effort to secure the voting rights of low - income citizens, and was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Election Law Committee.

The individual's character as a citizen depended on interventions in the popular assembly or even military action to defend the city - state in its hour of danger.

I therefore announce that as of June 20, 2013, the last day of thesession, I resign my position.I expect to run a vigorous campaign on the issues facing the citizens of mycommunity and hope to continue to serve them as a member of the City Council.

MIDTOWN EAST — Disability rights activists accused the city of treating them as «second class citizens» at the unveiling of an accessible taxi they say is being downplayed by Mayor Bloomberg's administration.

Gail Nayowith, former head of the nonprofit Citizens» Committee for Children of New York and a current member of the New York City Board of Health, resigned as co-chair of New York State Children's Medicaid Redesign Team, a position she held for seven years.

The Public Advocate also serves as an ombudsman for city government, providing oversight for city agencies, investigating citizens» complaints about city services and making proposals to address the shortcomings and failures of those services.

«I am honored to have been selected by Commissioner Nigro to lead the establishment of an independent agency to operate the Fire Pension Fund and enhance the quality and level of service afforded to firefighters and fire officers as they approach retirement after providing years of selfless service to the citizens of New York City,» Cassidy said at the time.

Brown pointed out that Derenda welcomed city funding of a citizens group known as the Buffalo Peacemakers.

The Public Advocate serves as an ombudsman for city government, providing oversight for city agencies, investigating citizens» complaints about city services and making proposals to address perceived shortcomings or failures of those services.

As a City Council Member Madeline helped make the East Bronx a better place, and was a champion for the creation of a new golf course at Ferry Point Park and a fighter for the needs of senior citizens and youth throughout the community.