Sentences with phrase «largest transit point»
He was one of several high - level Colombian criminals hiding out there, and it's suspected his relocation there was part of an effort by his criminal group to expand into Argentina, which has both a large domestic drug market and is the fifth - largest transit point for drugs bound to Europe and Asia, according to the UN.
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The largest was a $ 900 million contract with the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Association in the Bronx, followed by a $ 550 million transit - oriented development project with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
The point is to eliminate the four main reasons people whine about mass transit: having to get to and from a station or bus stop; having to wait for the bus or train to arrive; having to make a bunch of stops and possibly change buses or trains; and being stuck with a large group of people who may be as crabby as you are about the whole ordeal.
In his lectures, Burkitt was fond of pointing out that the typical African stool specimen was large and soft, and that stool transit times were rapid, compared to the puny hard fecal deposits and slow transit times of hapless Europeans.
I first saw.a large flock of these splendid birds in 1988, and have heard that they frequently stop at this point when in transit.
This urban center of about 70,000 residents is by far the largest in a country that has many different types of tourist draws, but Belize City itself is rarely more than just a transit point for visitors.
Despite changes in technology and the growth of bike share, trip durations have remained short, particularly in larger systems that serve as an option for functional, point - to - point transportation and / or as an extension of the public transit network.
Energy Source Another Large Factor Part of the other issue with train travel that the report points out is similar to an ongoing issue with switching over to all - electric cars: They may be more efficient than other forms of transit, but unless the electricity that powers them is from non-carbon emitting sources then much of the environmental benefit is lost.