Sentences with phrase «hanging over the city»

An immense cloud of air pollution hanging over a city he loved, Johannesburg, inspired computer engineer Tapiwa Chiwewe to research air quality — something he had no experience in whatsoever.

Once in Boston, when a comet hung over the city, Mather fairly paralyzed his congregation, crying, «The Lord hath fired his beacon in the heavens among the stars of God there; the fearful sight is not yet out of sight.

Meanwhile the Libor scandal continues to hang over the City, with RBS expecting it will be fined at some stage.

«We had a sign that hung over City Hall for years that said Syracuse bids you welcome,» she said.

Many of the houses that were destroyed in the Kobe earthquake on 17 January were built before 1965, and a haze of asbestos dust hung over the city for days after the tremor.

Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution.

In the decades since, the abandoned ship has deteriorated from flying saucer to hovering cloud, permanently hung over the city like a grey lament.

Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution.

If you've ever flown into New Delhi or Bombay, the cow dung miasma that hangs over both cities should make coal - fired electricity, which will help to clean the environment, relatively speaking, a desired end, not one to be condemned because it doesn't meet Western sensibilities.

Not exact matches

MEXICO CITY Funds controlled by the family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim are set to acquire a large chunk of an investment trust to fund Mexico City's new airport, three sources with knowledge of the deal said, as doubts hang over the project's future.

SEE MORE: «Arsene Wenger should hang his head in shame» — Arsenal have been left fuming at one thing after Liverpool's win over Manchester City

With the uncertainty still hanging around over the possible transfer to Arsenal of the England and Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, along with the possibility that Arsene Wenger would like to add more than one new forward to the Arsenal squad this summer, there is still plenty of scope for us to look at the many Arsenal transfer rumours about potential striker targets.

With Thursday's victory over the Raiders, Kansas City (10 - 3) has put itself squarely in the No. 2 seed with Oakland (10 - 3) hanging onto the No. 5 seed.

Tottenham's hopes at a championship were hanging by a thread and required a win over Chelsea, followed by more wins and consecutive losses by Leicester City.

Otherwise, Arsenal need to keep close until City struggle with European desires and weekend hang overs.

Arsenal's 3 - 2 victory over Hull City in the 2014 FA Cup final will undoubtedly go down as a defining moment in the club's history, but it seems even more vital now as Arsène Wenger has revealed that his fate hung in the balance that day.

The result gives Liverpool a league double over City and leaves the visitors» title hopes hanging by a thread as they remain 10 points behind leaders Leicester - albeit with a game in hand.

I was delighted when he decided he loved hanging out in the swing, although I realized after the fact that he was WELL OVER the recommended weight limit for that particular device We all got soaked at Soak City, which felt great as it was a particularly hot and sunny day.

But unlike City Mini GT, B - Free is much more stable stroller that's not going to flip over if you hang a bag of the handle bar.

With the fate of mayoral control over the city school system hanging in the balance, insiders are amazed at how little behind - the - scenes negotiations there's been.

«Despite my record and despite my vision for the city... there are still whispers about this cloud hanging over my head,» Liu said during his closing remarks at a raucous mayoral candidates» forum in Harlem aimed at low - income New Yorkers.

ALBANY — With just three scheduled days left in the legislative session and the fate of mayoral control over the city school system hanging in the balance, insiders are amazed at how little behind - the - scenes negotiations there's been.

Every public official who has been tasked with promoting the local economy of Ulster County over the last 20 years should hang their head in shame over the sorry state of «Tech City».

Jason Hughes has been locked in a months - long battle with the City of Beacon over a sign hanging outside his business, LNJ Tech Services, on Fishkill Avenue, which could end up with Hughes paying several thousand dollars worth of fines.

Hanging over it all is the extension of mayoral control of New York City schools.

The movement on the measures comes amid a federal trial over the department's use of stop and frisk, and it follows a series of stories by The Associated Press that revealed how city police systematically listened in on sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed people as part of a broad effort to prevent terrorist attacks.

ALBANY — The Democratic candidate for Troy's 2nd City Council District has a two - vote lead over a veteran Republican councilman with the final election results hanging on whether three unopened absentee ballots cast by Republican voters will be counted.

The white haze that hangs over many major cities could become a familiar sight everywhere if the world decides to try geoengineering to create a cooler planet.

The Polk plant captures all its fly ash, 98 percent of its sulfur — which causes acid rain — and nearly all its nitrogen oxides, the main component of the brown haze that hangs over many cities.

WHEN you hear «air pollution», you probably think of the brown pall of soot that hangs over so many Asian cities.

Getting to escape to Kansas City for a few days was the perfect way to focus on my creative passions, without feeling like I needed to choose one over the other — instead I got to carve out some quality time to focus on my blog, while hanging out with a few of my favorite bloggers to boot!

A white supremacist group hung a banner over a Bay Bridge tunnel in San Francisco in protest of its sanctuary city policy.

There are posters and banners with her face hung all over the city proclaiming her as «Full Metal Bitch».

Although sorrow over what's happening in Syria hangs restlessly over the film, most of City Of Ghosts was shot in either Turkey or Germany, where the core members of the group have been forced to flee after publicly revealing their identities.

Mr. Alvarado has hung on to his enthusiasm over a 17 - year career as an administrator in the New York City schools, including a stint as the chancellor of...

Salt Lake City — Political uncertainty in the federal policy arena hung heavy over the recent ASU / GSV Summit here, an annual event that draws thousands of educational technology executives, developers, and investors, as well as educators.

«We share a common resolve to address these problems... so this dark cloud will not continue to hang over the system, the city and the state,» he continued.

I do not feel I wasted my money by going to New Orleans, but if I had it to do over again, I would just go to the city where the conference is happening, hang out in the bar and meet authors / industry professionals for drinks, dinner, shopping, and some brainstorming time.

The list has plenty of variety, from an early wooden coaster whose design plan was modeled after a ride at the 1939 World Fair in New York City (and opened in 1941 at the Six Flags New England, making it the park's oldest roller coaster), to an altogether different kind of mini-theme park hanging over the Las Vegas Strip atop the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.

The city was built for pictures: horse - drawn carriages, flowers hanging over wooden balconies and well - preserved, colorful churches.

When you fly in to Ushuaia keep your eyes peeled for the beautiful Martial Mountain Range (part of he Andes) before you descend through the billowing clouds that seem to always hang ominously over the city.

Cape Town is a spectacular city to hang glide over.

a.m.: Hike by steep mountain cliffs, over great abysses and hanging bridges, to the Intipunku or Sun's Gate, impressive view of the Incan City and Mount Waynapicchu (Young Mountain).

The exhibition features over thirty large - scale photos examining the current state of the Motor City, with a selection of photos from previous bodies of work hanging the museum's mezzanine.

This year's theme of «borders» is timely enough, considering the messy surprise of the Brexit plebiscite that hangs like a cloud over the city.

A similar sense of gloom hung over Mexican artist Guillermo Santamarina's recent exhibition at House of Gaga, Mexico City, «Funkadelic's Parliament (or the de (re) valued insignias)», which convened gothic literary and musical references.

In Crush, 2016, from the Rome (Eternal Cities) series, a fragmented pink proscenium arch hangs over a jumbled night scene of Rome.

Smog hangs over a construction site in Weifang city, Shandong province, Oct 16.

The white haze that hangs over many major cities could become a familiar sight everywhere if the world decides to try geoengineering to create a cooler planet.

A breakwater built in the 1940s to protect the Long Beach port «traps urban runoff, making the city's water quality among the poorest in the state» and exhaust from the many vehicles operating, and idling, in the harbor area hangs over nearby communities.