Sentences with phrase «great public works»

As an added bonus, it'd be a great public works project, and another point of pride for our city and country!

Labor costs: In the previous century, when many of our great public works were constructed, labor was cheap and relatively unskilled.

It hasn't got any big pretensions to being great public works of art, and no matter how brash a statement I make, on a pot, it will always have a certain humility.

Buildings were constructed and great public works were performed.

In spite of the Emperor's nutty Luddism, as well as the fact that it was excessively dependent on foreign capital, Vienna was moving forward into modern times at an extraordinary rate: «The great public works which were inaugurated by the building of the Ringstrasse went alongside an equally spectacular renewal of the infrastructure.

Let's remember Jesse Hawley, the man who crafted the original blueprint of the Erie Canal, had a criminal record — and without him, one of the greatest public works of all time may not have been created.»

Not exact matches

Going public would mean greater scrutiny and expectations for consistent growth, a combination that would work against Uber while it faces regulatory uncertainty and fierce competition in across the globe, he says.

«This is a great first step in ensuring the program is doing what it was intended to do — incentivize people to work in public service,» she said.

He added: «For customers who want access to existing large - scale public cloud providers, we have already added greater support for Amazon Web Services as part of our hybrid delivery with HP Helion Eucalyptus, and we have worked with Microsoft to support Office 365 and Azure.

Public service jobs are not only rewarding and a great way to help people, but working in this field could also prove to be beneficial to you with the PSLF Program.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

The crew and leadership have made sure we look great each day when working with the public.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private - and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

It hasn't always been easy, but we have made great strides in promoting Pro-Life public policy and working for a Culture of Life!

• The Lone Analyst Who Said Sell Valeant When Hedge Funds Piled In (Bloomberg) • The Great Investment Advice Hidden in Warren Buffett's Annual Letter (Fortune) • Why America abandoned nuclear power (and what we can learn from South Korea)(Vox) • Former hedge fund manager Phil Falcone spoke in public for the first time in years, and slammed the industry (Business Insider) • Swedroe: EM Looks Terrible — Time To Buy (ETF) • The U.S. Could Use a New Economic Strategy (Bloomberg View) • How Marissa Mayer Keeps Talent: Meet Yahoo's $ 18 Million CRO (Re / code) • Does a Carbon Tax Work?

Still other seminal works have observed that private actions, notably post-revolution sexual habits, were having massive public consequences; Charles Murray's Losing Ground and Francis Fukuyama's The Great Disruption come especially to mind.

After «almost thirty years of the greatest prosperity the world has ever known,» after an extended period when hard work and sacrifice have paid off and when private goals have resonated with public virtues, there has been a shift inward, especially among the younger, better - educated members of the population.

«Bishop Sarah's work in the public square uniquely equips her for the important outward focus that is required in leading the diocese in this great world - city.

I think it's great to ban Burqa's on photo id and they should have to remove them for any police matter (ie being pulled over) or in gov» t bldgs or private businesses if the owner so wishes but you just can't ban something like this in all public places it won't work.

In the last of his three «part series,» Proposing Democracy Anew,» Richard John Neuhaus confusedly presents his position on the separation of church and state, pluralism, religious indifferentism, and the proper content of the public square such that one is unsure whether he is proposing a societal ideal, for which Catholics and all people should perpetually strive, or a merely provisional goal, for which we may now work temporarily, but only in lieu of pursuing directly a greater ideal.

They attend to scripture; struggle to discern the gospel's call and demand on them and their congregations in particular contexts; lead worship, preach and teach; respond to requests for help of all kinds from myriad people in need; live with children, youth and adults through life cycles marked by both great joy and profound sadness; and take responsibility for the unending work of running an organization with buildings, budgets, and public relations and personnel issues.

«She has done a tremendous job working with the team in creating great brand identity and marketing strategies; including working with the public relations firms,» Sands says.

We think it is a great priority and can not wait to continue working with Director Brackett to get more salad bars in Dalton Public Schools!

While working in a restaurant I learnt that it is «your public, the people, your clients» who have the say they decide which is your signature dish: sometimes I have cooked great things (in my opinion) and received not so much enthusiasm from my readers.

It would be great if breastfeeding ads focused on how to support a breastfeeding mother, at work, at home, in public, rather than putting all of the responsibility on the mother alone to «do the right thing»

We think it is a great priority and can not wait to continue working with Director Brackett to get more salad bars in Dalton Public Schools!

It has been a matter of great concern among public health activists who work on child health and nutrition that the issue of malnutrition was being converted into a marketing opportunity to be addressed through products that big corporations could sell as the answer, instead of being seen as a basic lack of access to food caused by structural inequities in food distribution.

- Machine washable and dryer safe - Comes with monogrammable tote bag - Comfortable and stable - Works great on all public toilets

Breastfeeding is great when it works, and I'm all for supporting those women who choose to breastfeed through actual policies that support breastfeeding and support their right to breastfeed in public.

It's time to go public with your work and educate and inspire the greater community.

We are working with the Shedd Aquarium to bring awareness to the public about invasive species in the Great Lakes.

Carothers would like to see more businesses provide a discreet place for working mothers to pump breast milk; greater acceptance of nursing in public areas, such as malls; and family and friends of breast - feeding mothers lending more support.

The Women's Environmental Network in Europe has done some great work in furthering the use of cloth diapers in Europe through educating the public about the amount of waste generated by disposables.

There are also other uses for the sling, such as placing in the seat of your grocery cart to pad and provide comfort, it is a great privacy drape when nursing in public, it can protect your baby from sun and in the cold weather, it keeps baby warm, acts as a changing pad, and it also works as a great safety harness for a walking toddler; holding on to the tail will prevent baby from getting away from parents.

The work RAP Index is doing is part of a larger trend toward greater use of technology and data in the political and public affairs arena.

They are an opportunity for HMRC, the Government — and other stakeholders such as professional bodies — to take stock and renew their efforts to work towards a more efficient and less complex tax system in which the public can have greater understanding and confidence.»

«Individuals may pursue admirable work for which there is no great monetary reward, in the Church, the arts or public service.

For a great example, see Mark Bowden's story in the current Atlantic showing how the work of a pair of essentially unknown conservative bloggers shaped the public debate about Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, and in the process injected the «Wise Latina» meme into the public mindspace to the undoubted delight of pundits for years to come.

«As the Mayor of Rochester, I can see every day what's happening to our great state: government services have stopped working, economic development has stalled, and too many of our public officials have forgotten the reason they hold office — to work for you,» Duffy wrote.

Asked about Labour's policy of allowing greater public ownership of the rails last month, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin insisted: «It won't work.»

Instead the aim is to ensure a greater share of the economic cake for the capitalists by reducing the amount that goes to the working class in wages and in the form of public services people use.

Mr Brown continued: «We need responsible parents and empowered local communities working in partnership with our great public institutions - schools, colleges, children's centres - to provide a shared response.»

«A great deal of work has been carried out by the Department of Health, Public Health England, the NHS and local authorities to make sure national and local plans are up to date and fit for purpose.»

«Work should proceed to examine the options of extracting greater public value from the Channel 4 corporation, focusing on privatisation options in particular,» the document read.

«Thank you Derek, I look forward to working with you for many, many years in the future,» Fitzpatrick said, calling him a «great» ally on public safety issues.

To the great master of ceremonies for today, an outstanding Lieutenant Governor, a great public servant, he has been all over the state for three years; nobody works harder or better than Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy.

Chaim Deutsch, Council Member - elect, Brooklyn «Today, I join a group of committed public servants to help move our great city forward under the leadership of Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has personally pledged to work with me to benefit my constituents, and the district that I represent.

The Borough President praised the current membership of the Queens Library's Board of Trustees for their work toward helping to restore public trust in the Library, which is now being governed with greater transparency.

«And we'll be taking a hard look at who has been left out and seeing where we can add new work to ensure our public spaces reflect the diversity and values of our great city,» he continued.