Sentences with phrase «of roads»

As the plane approached, there was no familiar patchwork quilt of roads and farmland, of suburbs and street lights, this was a raggle - taggle mish - mash of homes and dirt, nothing predictable which I took as a hint, and then we landed.

Harper's Weekly commented in 1902: «The actual building of roads devoted to motor cars is not for the near future, in spite of many rumors to that effect.»

Sometimes resurrection feels like springtime when everything is a disastrous mess of mud and muck and left over salt on the edges of the roads.

And of course he points out that combinations of roads are possible over time.

but a government by and for the people... say OURS, provides funding for the building and maintenance of roads and bridges etc., and not everyone drives.

National Director for Sri Lanka, Dhanan Sennathirajah, told Premier: «The biggest challenge right now is access to the areas [affected] because some of them are in mountainous terrain and most of the roads have got washed away or they are under five or six feet of water.»

Nevertheless, history reminds us of the roads not taken, and demands that we not dismiss the reasons they were chosen against.

Every theological school grows up at the intersection of the Berlin Turnpike with one or more of the roads: Trent Road, Augsburg Road, and so forth.

«In the haphazard sprawl of a city, only the astronomically rich and walled - off can pretend that our human ideas of order — like the geometric grid of roads laid over the Great Plains, or the forced cleanliness of suburban shopping centers — are stable.

The Progressive Era developed the view that public utilities and other natural monopolies rightly belonged in the public sector, where governments would provide their basic services at a subsidized price or even freely as in the case of roads.

While the building and maintaining of our roads and highways to ensure seamless transport across our states has had a positive impact on trucking, the lack of stable funding for the interstate system is threatening Eisenhower's vision.

Most of these bonds are used to finance public projects, such as the creation of schools and the repair of roads and they usually pay a monthly dividend, so you can expect a very fast partial return on your investment.

To protect pedestrians, Toronto's only option is to redesign roads to discourage speed, most importantly through greater separation of roads and sidewalks, writes Christopher Hume.

The problem is: these millions of hardworking men and women behind the wheel are traversing roads that receive a «D» grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers; moreover, the ASCE found nearly one - third of our roads are in «poor or mediocre» condition, and one in nine of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient.

Also the EU paid for a lot of roads to be built in the «periphery» countries such Portugal, Ireland etc following waves of EU expansion.

In terms of our transportation infrastructure, according to the most recent World Economic Forum rankings, the U.S. fell from 7th to 18th in the quality of our roads over the past decade, as our investments in this space have declined by half as a share of GDP since the 1960s.

While metals have rallied on pledges to boost construction of roads, airports and bridges, vows to renegotiate the North Atlantic Treaty Agreement and talk of tariffs on China have weighed on the outlook for developing economies.

On one side, you can either increase the supply of roads by laying more pavement, or use technology to squeeze more capacity out of the existing road system.

Among large U.S. cities, Houston stands alone as the most aggressive builder of roads, funnelling US$ 1 billion annually into its asphalt infrastructure.

But going down any of these roads involves costs and complex trade offs.

Once you start asking catalytic questions, genuine conversation takes you down all kinds of roads; you're acquiring insights you wouldn't hear otherwise even in superficial small talk.

We look at the availability of air travel in each state, the quality of the roads and bridges, the time it takes to commute to work and the supply of safe drinking water.

The distance of roads alone would equal about 10 round - trips to the moon.

While Querétaro is well - positioned at a key intersection of the so - called «NAFTA Highway,» the network of roads, rail and telecommunication lines that connect the U.S. to Mexico City, the state has had a long history of foreign investment.

Some of the roads in Yellowstone are currently under repair, which means delays for anyone travelling through the park.

It holds a number of government contracts, including for the construction of a high - speed rail link and for the maintenance of roads.

We looked at the availability of air travel in each state, and the quality of the roads.

Whether it's switching to «no till» farming (which stirs up the soil less and requires less fuel), buying GPS - tracking systems to efficiently apply fertilizer or — as the Lambricks do — selling their products at a stand on the side of the road, many growers have already tried squeezing as much profit as they can from their operations.

The «alert» honk is the shortest tap possible and the «attention» honk is held for about a second; anything longer is providing your opinion, which increases the chance of a road rage incident and adds to noise pollution.

Because most people are right handed, and Americans drive on the right side of the road, most people move through a store from right to left.

On the downside, he noted the car failed to start for 10 minutes, and that it drove particularly close to cars parked on the side of the road.

The failed vote marks the end of the road for the healthcare debate in the Senate, which had been going on since Tuesday.

The lawsuit claims that Tesla's electric semi, which was unveiled in November 2017, infringes on several of its patents, including Nikola's mid-entry door, fuselage, and wrap windshield that is designed to give the driver an unobstructed view of the road.

Mark Merritt of the PBM trade group says this settlement helped establish the «rules of the road» for an «emerging industry.»

Every place today has its own rules of the road and norms are a thing of the past.

In 2008, a similar campaign was underway in Philadelphia called «Drive CarePhilly» that used 3 - D drawings of road spikes designed to work as virtual speed bumps.

Curious souls simply spotted its awkwardly adorable form propped up on the side of the road.

Instead, he suffered a not - unexpected consequence of standing in the middle of the road — he got run over.

HitchBOT, valued somewhere in the ballpark of $ 1,000 but priceless to many, was so much more than a plucky pile of junk on the side of the road, even if it looked like a glorified wastebin pimped - out with gangly foam noodle arms and legs.

The outsole features yet another new piece of technology called «crystal rubber» which is a transparent and durable rubber that masterfully handles the abrasion of road and track alike.

Or is this more of a road warrior culture where your people communicate through video conferencing?

Getting lost in a new place causes serious stress for 18 percent of road warriors.

The city's streets commissioner found that a month later, the average speed along that stretch of road dropped by 38 km / h, bringing it under the speed limit.

If you plan to be logging most of your miles on sidewalks and pavement, a good pair of road running shoes will do the trick.

Luckily, failure — even if you do not label it as such — can be a beloved aspect of the road to success, something our world's brightest individuals have grown to respect and appreciate.

But whatever you think of these developments, they're unlikely to be the end of the road when it comes to personalizing the information social media serves up.

When Andy Mitchell saw a man walking on the side of the road in 95 degree Texas heat, he pulled over and offered him a ride.

[Hofstadter] might know what needs to be done for things to be intelligent, but it has taken someone, unfortunately me, the decades of time to drag that mattress out of the road so we can do the work.

While other couples we knew spent their honeymoons arguing about directions and which side of the road to drive on, my husband and I were enjoying a boat trip through the Balearic Sea in peace and quiet.

Two Continental soldiers who survived the crossing stopped to rest by the side of the road and were frozen by morning.