Sentences with phrase «cities more ability»

Take devolution further, giving cities more ability to reform and align public services through a «place - based» approach.

Not exact matches

Singapore Airlines has a reputation for quality and a substantial amount of business travel to and from the city - state, improving its ability to configure aircraft with a high number of premium seats and charge more than one - stop competitors, according to analysts.

Metro Vancouver has the lowest number of taxies per capita of any major Canadian city, and significantly higher prices compared to similar cities.89 However, taxi companies continue to face strict, burdensome regulations which hamper their own ability to offer more efficient and innovative services.

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

The efficiency of a city or enterprise should not be measured simply in terms of its economic productivity, but also, and more importantly, in terms of its ability to contribute to the satisfaction of basic human needs of those affected by the city or enterprise.

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Even though Daniel Ayala performed with distinction against the notoriously rough and tumble aggressive Stoke City attack signing the man mountain that is Greek International Sotirios Kyrgiakos makes a lot of sense both in terms of his abilities and experience but perhaps more importantly in terms of price.

They got a morale boosting derby win over Manchester City last weekend, and will now be far more confident in their ability to clinch a Champions League spot.

With his ability to run in behind defences and offer something more direct for City, it's clear that the former Atletico Madrid star has a big role to play for Guardiola moving forward.

Adding a physical presence coupled with his aerial ability and threat with his feet, the former Manchester City striker would be a solid addition to Conte's squad, although being a regular starter for Roma will surely be more appealing than potentially sitting on the bench below Morata in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

Well to a point they are right, maybe we are luckier than your average PL club, but then we are NOT your average PL club, we are charged the highest ticket prices of any club in the EPL for starter's and we are now apparently debt free and according to certain sources inside the clubs Hierarchy can buy any player we want, in short we are financially as big as any of our competition with regards to the ability to buy in top quality talent, and while we don't have the money to burn that Man city or Chelsea have we are in a position to spend more and spend it more often as long as there is a degree of prudence.

The gap to Man City, Chelsea, and Manchester Utd through a new found ability to sign proven, more expensive players doesn't exist anymore.

I agree with you the players need some heat to perform to theor abilities and stop wasting created opportunities to kill games and or hold onto leads and i agree they need some heat to kick em in the arse to prevent them from under performing against milan but milan isnt city or chelsea but we need to beat them to get far in competition but i do nt think the players missing chances this year is whole heartey down to the manager and we need to finish out the year strong but with cazorla comong back and strengthening some spots in off season and now praying we finally have jack back this squad looks dangerous next year and wenger will have a good year with arsenal next year cazorla and another player will take time off xhaka and or put more pressure on him to perform but we have had success in recent seasons barley missing out on top four last year with highest points to ever miss out yes they need heat to perform strong rest of year but it is not wengers time to go yet be needs another season and if these two years are falling off we have done better than are rivals in are tough years

I find myself getting more interested in the turnaround story at Man U (despite the fact that I don't like Mourinho, but respect his ability and competitive spirit), I find myself hoping Pep will succeed in integrating his style at City quick enough for them to end above Man U, and I find myself tracking Koeman and hoping he will do well at Everton because he might be one of the better managers we can hope for once Wenger has ran us into the ground and leaves.

I think in a sense, we have gone in the right direction - steadily closing the gap to Man City, Chelsea, and Manchester Utd through a new found ability to sign proven, more expensive players - which is the crux of my argument I guess.

City, instead, asked the question of Liverpool's ability to break them down by employing a more defensive approach, and despite a handful of semi-dangerous attacks, Klopp's team were second best even before the red card.

If you have confidence that you can make it a new city or a new job, your teen will feel more confident about her ability to succeed in a new school.

In 1991 Lord Ashcroft founded ADT City Technology College, now Ashcroft Technology Academy (ATA), in south - west London to provide a free education for more than 1,000 inner city children of all abilities and backgrouCity Technology College, now Ashcroft Technology Academy (ATA), in south - west London to provide a free education for more than 1,000 inner city children of all abilities and backgroucity children of all abilities and backgrounds.

Today it provides free education for more than 1,250 inner city children of all abilities and backgrounds.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

Mr. Lander noted that under the city charter, the mayor simply has more power when it comes to the budget, particularly due to his ability to make the city's revenue estimate.

Mr. de Blasio has sought to quiet criticism of his leadership abilities in recent weeks, adopting a more intense public schedule of events around the city where he has highlighted his administration's accomplishments.

«Having the ability to participate in elections would create a lot more civic engagement and, on a political level, I don't think communities like the community that I represent, which is 68 percent immigrant, would ever be able to be ignored again by anybody running for major citywide office in New York City.»

Kathryn Wylde, president of the business - backed Partnership for New York City, was considerably more welcoming - but still drew a link between Wall Street's health and its ability to bankroll political campaigns.

Some of them are concerned about creating more checks and balances on the city Department of Education's spending, while others want to increase parental involvement while weakening the mayor's ability to make appointments to the Panel for Educational Policy.

«Adding an arbitrary expiration for reasons unrelated to the special permit process or requirements would not only set a dangerous and questionable precedent, but would also hinder our ability to make MSG and New York City the long - term home of even more world - class events, and would harm a business that has served as a significant economic driver for the City for generations.»

Barzilai, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, and researchers at more than a dozen centers around the country plan to test metformin for its ability to fight aging in people 65 to 79.

I would have moved to New York City, traveled through Europe and had more confidence in my artistic ability.

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Rockstar took it a step farther and included more gameplay, even allowing you the ability to wield your weapon and personally drive throughout the city.

Keys to the City — Made notorious in the first Crackdown expansion as the ultimate cheat mode, Keys to the City returns to Crackdown 2 and puts an even bigger set of tools at your disposal, including God Mode, Infinite Ammo, Fly Cam, spawning of weapons, gadgets and more, the ability to freeze the time of day, and pushing all skills to the maximum to become faster, stronger and more lethal.

The success of David Dobkin's («Wedding Crashers») The Judge lies in its ability to sound just like every other story in which a successful prodigal son returns from «the big city» in the midst of personal turmoil to attend a parent's funeral («Elizabethtown,» «Garden State,» etc.) when summarized aloud, but play out on screen as more than that.

Conan Exiles borrows heavily from the MMO's art style, music and settings, but of course with the exception of some NPCs and collectible documents, the player creates his or her «story» by interacting with the environment and other players.One of the more interesting aspects of Exiles is the player character's religious alignment and the eventual ability to summon mammoth, city - destroying avatars for a brief amount of time.

His second directorial effort, The Driver (1978), couldn't be more different — a contemporary drama of cops and crooks in the modern city locked in a struggle that has become (for no explicable reason) personal, all loners with temporary alliances at best — yet we're in the same Hill universe of tough, terse professionals who define themselves by their abilities and express themselves in action.

Gamers can use his LEGO City Detective Scanner to track down bad guys and change his disguise to unlock more abilities.

But after the kids head back to their apartment to celebrate, they notice several more meteors landing in the city and decide to go on the hunt, only to discover that these aliens are bigger and more ferocious than the first one; black, wolf - like beasts with fluorescent teeth and the ability to sniff out their prey.

Klein's independence from the teachers union has allowed him to be more outspoken than any other chancellor in the city's history about the adverse impact of the teachers» contract on school management's ability to run schools effectively and efficiently.

These include a reduction in time spent on testing, the ability for teachers to use their own judgment and expertise to determine what skills their students need to focus on, and an increase in cultural relevancy on the required assessments for students in urban Title I schools like hers (no more questions for city kids about sail boats or babbling brooks!).

The VW Golf GTI is an unmistakable sport hatchback known for its ability to take corners with force and style, but this vehicle is also equipped with a variety of utility features that can help Culver City drivers haul stuff, fit people, and get where they're going more easily.

More useful is the ability to find stations from other cities.

That makes the For Four a much more useable City Car for small families, with proper 90 degree opening back doors and the ability to squeeze children — and flexible adults — in the back.

Downsizing has also resulted in some rather impressive fuel economy figures: the official stats claim the front - wheel - drive Mazda CX - 9 can return 22mpg in the city and 28mpg on the highway, with all - wheel - drive models sacrificing just one mpg in both categories for their superior on - paper abilities in more adverse weather conditions.

For the ability to quickly and quietly propel more than two tons from the light, the penalty is a $ 1,300 federal gas - guzzler tax in a vehicle rated at 15 mpg city and 22 mpg highway.

Fuel economy is rated at 24 miles per gallon city and 28 mpg highway with the manual, a hint that power means an ability to pass pumps more so than other sports models.

Both engines have been well tested in the Hyundai Sonata and provide more than enough power for city or highway driving and have the ability to tow up to 3,500 pounds.

32/25 Highway / City MPG Reviews: * More spacious and comfortable cabin than those of compact SUVs lower roof and cargo area load heights than most SUVs easy to see out of innovative swing - in roof rails / bars above - average off - road ability many advanced safety features that are widely available top s

32/25 Highway / City MPG Awards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick Reviews: * More spacious and comfortable cabin than those of compact SUVs, lower roof and cargo area load heights than most SUVs, easy to see out of, innovative swing - in roof rails / bars, above - average off - road ability, many advanced safety features that are widely available, top safety ratings.

Although the same beer in New Orleans may be more expensive than in Milwaukee, visitors to this city have a much greater ability to walk around from one bar to the next, year - round.

The unique collaboration is both a test of the city's decision to spend more than double what it has in the past on animal services and the ability of the nonprofit groups to deliver.

Some restrictions that various versions of BSL impose are: - muzzling and leashing in public - muzzling and leashing in cars - extra-short leash lengths - automatic dangerous or vicious dog designation, without any bite history - banning from city parks and beaches where other breeds are allowed - banning from leash - free parks where other breeds are allowed - banning completely from jurisdiction (although sometimes existing dogs are allowed to stay)- special (i.e., more expensive) licensing and jurisdiction - wide registry - special tags identifying the dog as a restricted dog - mandatory microchipping and photograph - mandatory insurance (often one million dollars) for each individual dog on the premises - mandatory signage indicating the presence of the dog on the owner's property - mandatory secure enclosures (in some cases, mandatory chaining)- mandatory spay / neuter (to eventually eliminate the breed entirely)- higher fines and / or jail time if a restricted breed bites or menaces - fines and / or jail time for any infraction of any provision regarding restricted breeds - age limit for walking the dog in public - persons with criminal records not allowed to own a restricted breed - ability of law enforcement to stop owners on the street just to check the dog's status - ability of law enforcement to seize dogs without proof of wrongdoing - ability of law enforcement to enter an owner's home, with or without a warrant, to investigate and / or seize a dog