Sentences with phrase «major system breakdowns»

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The agency that runs New York City's troubled subway said it plans to spend close to $ 4 billion to buy over a thousand new train cars to modernize an aging fleet, a major investment meant to help remedy the delays and breakdowns that plague the system.

Last spring more than 3 million students in California, the largest number ever to take an online test in the state, took field tests of new assessments aligned to the Common Core state standards without major technical breakdowns or system crashes, according to state officials.

Pachauri outlined the potential for major changes to the climate system, which could overwhelm human response strategies - breakdown of the thermohaline circulation, disintegration of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a shift in mean climate towards an El Nino - like state, reduced carbon sink capacity, methane release from hydrates, and a rearrangement of biome distributions.

The HMS comprehensive and trusted home warranty service agreement is designed to provide protection against the high expense to repair or replace major systems and appliances that breakdown due to normal wear and use.