Sentences with phrase «more than a dozen cities for»

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For a decade it has been seeking to develop half a dozen new «economic cities»; most have grown much more slowly than hoped, and Riyadh complained last year that some faced «challenges that threaten their viability».

It was another miserable morning on New York City's subway after delays snarled more than a dozen lines today, with an antiquated signal system blamed for many of the problems.

They were joined by more than a dozen Democratic City Council members on the steps of City Hall in railing against the mayor's support for what amounts to a promotion of Cassano, 28, the son of former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano.

Basile has owned his own business for more than a dozen years, is a published author, has taught at Fordham University, and was also managing director of a New York City - based public relations firm.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito declared today that an initiative launched last year to guarantee legal representation to all of the undocumented immigrant children inundating the city has been a success — and has already obtained asylum for more than a dozen youth lacking proper paperwork.

Louis has moderated more than two dozen debates between candidates for mayor, public advocate, city and state comptroller, state Attorney General and U.S. Senate.

A major labor union and more than a half dozen progressive groups are uniting to oppose Cuomo's proposals to legalize ride - hailing outside of New York City and to explore a law allowing for «portable benefits» among workers in the gig economy.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio may have come to the Capitol on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for help with affordable housing programs and homeless shelter allowances, but he found himself forced to answer a barrage of questions about an unexpected issue as more than a half - dozen lawmakers pressured him to allow a property tax cap in the city.

The group claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings in the»70s and»80s — including two attacks in New York City that killed five people and injured dozens.

More than a dozen elected officials are signing on to a letter pledging support for charter schools ahead of a major rally in New York City.

The terrorist group was responsible for more than 100 bombings in the 70s and 80s — including two attacks in New York City that killed five people and injured dozens.

Ponte's travels were first exposed in a scathing report by Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters who also discovered that more than two dozen other corrections big wigs were improperly using their city cars for personal use.

More than a dozen members of some Syracuse churches marched through downtown during a busy midday, calling for more action to prevent poverty in the Salt CMore than a dozen members of some Syracuse churches marched through downtown during a busy midday, calling for more action to prevent poverty in the Salt Cmore action to prevent poverty in the Salt City.

«This is a great honor for me to be the people's choice for New York State comptroller,» he said, standing next to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and flanked by more than a dozen city and state officials and his 86 - year - old dad.

When Rocky Marcoux goes on Tuesday for a second time before a Milwaukee Common Council committee scheduled to reconsider his reappointment as commissioner of the Department of City Development, he will be able to draw on more than a dozen letters of support.

The New York City Housing Authority let dozens of apartments sit vacant for more than a decade — one for 21 years — and lost out on roughly $ 8 million in potential rental income, according to a new audit from Comptroller Scott Stringer's office.

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.

Her passion for health and fitness has led her to complete four marathons — most recently the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon — and more than a dozen half - marathons.

Cerf ran Edison Schools for six years, shepherding Chris Whittle's revolutionary idea into more than 150 schools in dozens of cities across the country.

Although the measure was more about politics than policy — it was designed to raise the Hollywood actor's stature in advance of a future run for governor — the ballot initiative did reflect Schwarzenegger's sincere interest in inner - city schools, dozens of which he had toured during work for his nonprofit foundation, the Inner - City Gacity schools, dozens of which he had toured during work for his nonprofit foundation, the Inner - City GaCity Games.

The new initiative grew out of The Wallace Foundation's years of work in youth development, including a dozen - year effort to encourage citywide coordination for afterschool that yielded more than 40 publications and found, according to a study by RAND, «that organizations across cities could work together toward increasing access, quality, data - based decision making and sustainability.»

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

The first order of business for Mary Ronan as the acting superintendent of the Cincinnati school system four years ago was making big changes at more than a dozen of the city's lowest - performing elementary schools.

As for Libri, it operates fourteen physical stores in the capital city alone, with more than a dozen other stores scattered around the country.

The city is home to more than a dozen science institutes, including the Geological Society of America, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

He's also a permanent fixture at Best Friends Animal Society events in Salt Lake City, and has been emceeing the organization's special adoption weekends for more than a dozen years.

This annual dog walk and festival, which began as a local Best Friends fundraiser in Salt Lake City in 1996, now takes place in more than a dozen cities around the country, raising much - needed funds for hundreds of Best Friends Network partner groups.

He produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, in dozens of cities around the world, many of which were created for charities, hospitals, children's day care centers and orphanages.

A global bellwether for contemporary art trends, the event held at the Italian city's huge and leafy Giardini invites dozens of countries to exhibit art in national pavilions, some of which have been standing for more than a century.

His resume lists more than 20 solo exhibits during the years 1971 to 2012, in places that include various cities in Florida and in Washington, D.C.. From 1969 to 2013, his art was selected for dozens of group exhibits, at venues including Florida museums and galleries, Chicago, the United Arab Emirates, and Kassel, Germany.

For more than a dozen years, the Mexico City - based artist — who last year created a commission for the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern — has produced sculpture that unites a global array of histories and themes, both personal and universFor more than a dozen years, the Mexico City - based artist — who last year created a commission for the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern — has produced sculpture that unites a global array of histories and themes, both personal and universfor the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern — has produced sculpture that unites a global array of histories and themes, both personal and universal.

That a modest earthquake in eastern Turkey on Monday took dozens of lives (probably many more than today's estimates) speaks to the importance of basic information on safer construction for masons, mayors and builders in seismic hot zones in rural regions as well as fast - growing cities.

In an act of support for climate action, the We Are Still In coalition in collaboration with citizen groups have planned events in more than a dozen US cities in 14 November as part of the Still In Day of Action.

Among the 40 or so non-city-leaders were resilience - focused representatives of various federal agencies (including the alphabet soup of FEMA, HUD, DOE, EPA, and NIST), along with experts from more than a dozen leading organizations whose work touches on resilience: the Urban Land Institute, World Resources Institute, Trust for Public Land, Rocky Mountain Institute, The Clinton Foundation, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, STAR Communities, Global Green, and yours truly from the Resilient Design Institute.

And more than a dozen cities, towns and counties, under new pressure, have cut off financing for a program that offers expertise on how to measure and cut carbon emissions.

Since 2006, Glen has served as evaluator for hundreds of ENEs in more than a dozen Minnesota counties throughout greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities.