Sentences with phrase «only city in the nation»

And starting on March 1, New York City will be the only city in the nation requiring all commissioners and people who report directly to the mayor to disclose every meeting they have with a lobbyist.

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Not only did an entire delegation from the Turkish government, including high - profile diplomats, travel to the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week event in Washington, D.C., last year; tech giant Dell chose to host its Women's Entrepreneur Network event in the nation's most populous city, Istanbul, this month.

In 2005, only 3 % of U.S. population growth was centered in the nation's top 50 citieIn 2005, only 3 % of U.S. population growth was centered in the nation's top 50 citiein the nation's top 50 cities.

In Indianapolis, the nation's 15th largest city, homeowners need only earn the median area income in order to afford the median priced homIn Indianapolis, the nation's 15th largest city, homeowners need only earn the median area income in order to afford the median priced homin order to afford the median priced home.

Higher, he notes, than an expensive American city like Seattle, and in a nation in which only 0.2 percent of the land is urbanized.

Over half of black children in public primary and secondary schools are concentrated in the nation's twelve largest central city school districts, where the quality of education is poor, and where whites constitute only about a quarter of total enrollment.

We need them in the streets DOING the gospel because the only people who «appear» to care is the Nation of Islam (they have a 100 city campaign to bring their message).

Eduardo Galeano said at the Mexico Congress: «In the soulless world which we are forced to accept as the only one possible, there are no citizens, just consumers; there are no nations, just companies; there are no cities, just agglomerations; there are no human relationships, just commercial competitions» (Media Development, 1/1996: 22).

The Lamb is the only and sufficient light in the Holy City which both attracts and illumines the nations (Revelations 21:22 - 27).

With atomic and hydrogen bombs now stock - piled by both the United States and Russia in sufficient quantity and potency to destroy all human life upon the planet and with guided missiles to deliver them quickly to their targets, the annihilation not only of great cities but of entire nations in a matter of minutes has now become a staggering possibility.

In It Takes a Nation, Rebecca Blank notes that only 12 percent of the U.S. poor live in inner - city neighborhoods with concentrated povertyIn It Takes a Nation, Rebecca Blank notes that only 12 percent of the U.S. poor live in inner - city neighborhoods with concentrated povertyin inner - city neighborhoods with concentrated poverty.)

However, in developing countries such as African nations, a very limited share of waste is recovered and reused, and only major or capital cities have waste management systems.

Through our partners with MALCA, BSTARS / ROSE, the Shelby County Health Department and WIC, we strive to put Memphis on the map as one of the top cities in the Nation who not only support breastfeeding but also recognize the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits.

For a city our size, we are 4th in the nation for highest childhood poverty levels at 44.3 % (behind only Cleveland, Detroit and Memphis).

While Dan Donovan, the city's only Republican U.S. Assemblyman, believes the tax cuts will create jobs, spur business investment and «put more money in the pockets of hardworking families,» he wanted to make sure his constituents of Staten Island and Brooklyn benefited from tax relief and didn't «shoulder the burden» for cuts elsewhere in the nation, he said.

Although the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan footed the bill for Adam's air fare, hotel, and ground transportation, according to the city records, Adams was only representing Brooklynites, not endorsing the policies of the host nation, said spokesman Stefan Ringel in an e-mailed statement.

More than 3,000 people died in the nation in bloody post-poll violence which petered out only after the arrest of the Gbagbo couple in 2011, when troops stormed the bunker where they had taken refuge in the nation's main city, Abidjan.

The Chiefs and queen mothers in the Ga West district of Greater Accra have massively endorsed President John Mahama's second term to allow him continue his good policies that are not only changing the phase of the capital city, Accra but the entire nation.

«This 56 - unit residential building is unique in that even in our nation's inner most cities, where homeownership rates sit well below the national average, hardworking people of modest means have the opportunity of owning their own homes to improve not only their lives, but the lives of future generations that follow.

«This library, as you can see, is going to be one of the most beautiful, one of the most architecturally significant libraries not only in Queens, but in the city, if not the nation,» Van Bramer said.

In fact, only nine of the superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11In fact, only nine of the superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11).

Even if 1 in every 10 of these graduates entered teaching for two years (average tenure at KIPP - like No Excuses charter schools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school systems).

Copyright 1988 Editorial With an annual salary of $ 150,000, Schools Chancellor Richard R. Green of New York City is not only the nation's highest - paid public - school administrator but earns more than any other state or local public official in the country, according to a national survey.

While serving at - risk students in one of the nation's highest - cost cities, charters get, on average, only two - thirds as much per - pupil money as district schools get.

According to the Nation's Report Card, Detroit is the lowest - performing city school system in the U.S. Research evidence demonstrates private school scholarships can help to improve student test scores, but this is only one reason — and perhaps not the most compelling reason — to give parents and students more educational opportunities.

Not only has the network's expansion been inextricably bound up in Moskowitz's rising profile, but her hard - driving style has become emblematic of the city's — and the nation's — school reform movement.

Ballard, the only mayor in the nation with the authority to authorize new charter schools, will discuss academic expectations for charter school students and how college preparation is the road to success for the city and state.

Not only do we manage 31 Chicago Public Schools on the city's west and south sides serving 17,000 students (whom 93 % qualify for free or reduced price lunch), but we also created and manage the first and most prolific teacher residency program in the nation.

In a blog post on the department website, Duncan said when he mentioned the white suburban moms, he had been trying to «encourage a difficult conversation and challenge the underlying assumption that when we talk about the need to improve our nation's schools, we are only talking about poor minority students in inner cities.&raquIn a blog post on the department website, Duncan said when he mentioned the white suburban moms, he had been trying to «encourage a difficult conversation and challenge the underlying assumption that when we talk about the need to improve our nation's schools, we are only talking about poor minority students in inner cities.&raquin inner cities.»

Backed by the commitment and determination of our board of directors, volunteers and a growing community network, E3 Rochester was formed in 2012 to create systemic change in K - 12 education for the children of the City of Rochester to drastically change the dire student academic outcomes in the worst performing urban district in the nation: in 2015, just 46 % of students graduated from high school on time, with only 5 % proficient to enter college or begin a career.

After all, the Chicago Auto Show is not only one of the best in the nation (it is for sure the largest) and it has slowly and surely made its way into the hearts of Second City - zens.

(Paragraph four of the essay) The U.S. and UK forces managed to topple the government and capture the key cities of a large nation in only 21 days, taking minimal losses while also trying to avoid large civilian deaths and even high numbers of dead Iraqi military forces.

Set at New York City's Midtown Comics, the biggest comic book store in the nation, the show will follow not only the employees but also super fans from all walks of life.

According to a source in the House, one major air carrier traveled to Oklahoma to express their concern over losing shipping business from unregulated breeders, as Tulsa and Oklahoma City are the second and third largest puppy exporting points in the nation, following only Kansas City, MO..

The ordinance makes Austin the first city in Texas to ban the sale of all dogs and cats at retail establishments and one of only a handful of cities in the nation to close off a primary channel for the sale of dogs and cats produced in cruel puppy and kitten mills.

Is the New York City community the best in the nation at saving homeless animals, or is it only somewhat above average?

Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of shelter pets and in Los Angeles, Best Friends is leading the NKLA (No - Kill Los Angeles) initiative with a mission to transform L.A. into the nation's largest No - Kill City.

Queens and the Bronx have a combined estimated population of over 3.6 million (if the two boroughs were an independent city, that city would be the third - largest in the nation), yet they currently have only «receiving centers» for animals.

The national flag carrier, the operator of the only non-stop flight between the island nation and the United Kingdom, will launch a daily service between Jakarta and the city of Sorong in West Papua this month.

Lyft, the nation's fastest - growing rideshare company, offers its customers fast, reliable rides in more than 300 cities across the U.S. SkyMiles is the only airline loyalty program to let Members earn unlimited miles on every Lyft ride.

She has also served as Curator at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, working with artists such as KAWS, Hope Gangloff, Brazilian troupe Chelpa Ferro, Andrea Dezso, Brody Condon and others; Assistant Curator of architecture and design at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, where she worked on groundbreaking exhibitions such as «Cai Guo - Qiang: I Want to Believe», «Zaha Hadid», and «Restoring a Masterpiece: Frank Lloyd Wright «s Guggenheim Museum»; Curator of Collections and Public Programs at the Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a facility housed in Frank Lloyd Wright's idiosyncratic tower and now a World Heritage Site; Director of Community Outreach of the Queens Theatre in the Park in New York City, a premier performing arts venue that serves the most ethnically diverse county in the nation; and as Project Coordinator for the Mexico Now Festival, New York City's first — and only — annual festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture.

The Center for Book Arts, the first not - for - profit organization of its kind in the nation, was founded in 1974 and the only location in New York City where visitors can view book arts exhibitions in the context of an active, working studio.

Most of the Nation Less Than Three Feet Above Sea Level To put all of this in perspective, Tuvalu has a population of about 12,000 people (only Vatican City and Nauru have fewer people) and has a total land mass of just 10 square miles in size, spread out over several islands.

«It is a major step forward not only in making our city one of the greenest and most bike - friendly communities in the nation but also in strengthening the Bay Area's regional network of accessible and sustainable public transit options.»

[3] I say this because in the Gladue court at Old City Hall, accused persons who share a proud history of the first people who lived in this nation, not only have a right to be heard, but they also have a right to fully understand.

Despite becoming the focus of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency form 1970 to 1976 for its unusually high incidence of childhood cancers caused by toxic leaks at a former area chemical plant, Toms River not only has the most stringent drinking water testing in the nation, it is consistently ranked as one of the safest U.S. cities over the last three years.

Lemon Grove is listed has having a crime index of 26, which means that it is only safer than 26 % of cities in the nation.

The Coalition is one of the only organizations of its kind in the nation, with chapters in Chicago and New York City and more than 150 law firms and companies that work together to facilitate the advancement of women in the profession.

Not only are food and household goods transported into the city by trucks, but, the majority of retail goods made in the area are shipped throughout the state and the nation on trucks.

As one of the largest states in the nation, California not only is home to an incredible amount of people, but is features some of the most densely populated cities in the world.