Sentences with phrase «size of small cities»

What remains to be seen is whether the Oasis of the Seas can surmount non-physical hurdles, including a moribund global economy, growing concerns over the environmental impact of luxury ships the size of small cities, and questions as to whether passengers will be willing to shell out more money for more, well, everything.

With equipment that fills entire floors and plants that are the size of small cities, these industries» sheer size along makes them imposing and intimidating.

It is not merely that the artist is toying with the border between abstraction and documentation; the nature of his imagery points to a difficulty in perception and to the impossibility of grasping the work of taking apart by hand an industrial structure the size of a small city.

Not exact matches

Boring's first tunnel system would have «thousands of small stations the size of a single parking space» that «blend seamlessly into the fabric of a city,» Musk tweeted.

The smaller size means the retailer can use the 35,000 square foot format to get into smaller markets that wouldn't support a standard Kohl's, such as Marshfield, Wisconsin, a city of 20,000.

«Things that affect large portions of the [employee] population really affect small - and medium - sized businesses more than large businesses,» says Al Berman, executive director of DRII, The Institute for Continuity Management, a New York City - based organization that certifies businesses in contingency planning.

A socially progressive town, it has few chain stores for a city of its size, due to local regulations intended to support small and local businesses.

You can set it up fast (30 seconds, the company touts on its web site), and Seedsheet offers six different sizes to fit even the smallest of spaces like a windowsill box or a New York City apartment fire escape.

«It is a smaller city than a lot of other start - up hubs in the rest of the world, but like the Bay Area, size isn't the only thing that matters.

«We can accommodate tenants of a smaller size compared to, say, other areas of the city where some of these buildings have got 50,000 - square - foot floor plates that make it a little bit more challenging.

During challenging times, DIC continues to initiate significantly valuable programs to support small and medium - sized business in the region, says Malek Al Malek, executive director of Dubai Internet City.

Many small - to medium - size business owners have begun to barter, trade and swap goods and services without any cash involved.Take the city of Portland for example.

«China's auto market is still at the period of rapid expansion and growth has gradually shifted to small - sized cities where demand is significant,» said Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary - general at the CAAM.

I canvassed a half dozen breweries of different sizes from different parts of the country and got responses from four — Ninkasi (OR) and Harpoon (MA), large craft breweries, Port City (VA), a medium - sized brewery, and Gigantic (OR), a small brewery.

Multiply that by every city of comparable size in the USA, then add the smaller towns and you've got to be deep into in the thousands!

Morrison accepted the position at the small (less than half the size of the Perry congregation) west - side church in the city and became active in the Disciples community of the Hyde Park area located near the University of Chicago.

This «city - state» was typically small in scale, with flexible but definite physical and geographic characteristics, It happened also to approximate the size of subsequent historic towns and urban neighborhoods — and for an obvious reason: it is an area that can be comfortably walked.

Eugene's small number of Christians (it has the fewest churches for a city its size in America) know the church, as do the colorful assortment of folks who stop by for pizza, coffee, books or conversation.

(The movie theatre itself was an event — it was one of those 40 screen theatres that is more of a small city, dissected by escalators and monster machines spewing popcorn and people toting 4 litre «pails» of soft drinks - and that was the «regular» size!)

FEAST isn't just about huge, city - size events: there are plenty of small, more personal gatherings too.

Every year, the USATT show brings together small and medium - sized importers, distributors, retailers and media professionals of the U.S. wine, spirits and beer industry in New York City for two days of learning, buying, selling and networking.

Beverage Trade Network launches a major conference (ABID) dedicated to small and medium sized importers and distributors of USA in New York City on May 15 -16, 2018.

However, the smaller size of the Peg was great for restaurants in Quebec City.

@Bobson I think the alternative would be devolution of most powers to smaller sized cities or states where fewer people are voting, since this question only examines the size of the population.

«Year after year we have seen cuts or small increases that haven't kept up with inflation,» said Ms. James, who bemoaned a list of problems with city schools including large class sizes, schools closing, the high drop out rate for children of color and cuts to music and arts programming.

He's also in favor of free tuition to CUNY colleges for low - and middle - income students, smaller class sizes in the city's public schools, and desegregation of the school system, which he noted is the «third most segregated in the nation.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday night fielded several questions about the need for more schools and smaller class sizes in Queens, acknowledging in the second town hall meeting of his tenure that he was in «one of the epicenters of overcrowding in the city.»

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio last night night fielded several questions about the need for more schools and smaller class sizes in Queens, acknowledging in the second town hall meeting of his tenure that he was in «one of the epicenters of overcrowding in the city.»

The new Amtrak station will replace the current station, long considered too small and dingy looking for a city the size of Buffalo.

«The size of the magnitude of what you have is different, but the problem is pretty much the same,» she said, compared to smaller cities and towns, «and they're living under a 2 percent tax cap.»

Despite its smaller size, the securities industry is still a very important part of the New York City and New York State economies.»

The appellate division of New York State Supreme Court on July 28 declined to rule on the allegations in a lawsuit filed by the UFT and a coalition of community groups and parents on Jan. 5, 2010 that the New York City Department of Education was misusing hundreds of millions of dollars in Contract for Excellence funds earmarked for smaller class sizes.

«As a New York City public school teacher for 25 years, I've seen what our children need to succeed: smaller class sizes, more parental involvement, and balanced input in the education process from all members of the community,» Dromm said in a statement.

New York City's proposed ban on large drinks could reduce calorie consumption if 40 percent of people comply, and do not feel the need to purchase several smaller - size drinks at once

But the amount of land space taken up by cities is actually relatively small compared with the number of people they shelter: satellite image composites show that urban sites cover only 2.8 per cent of the Earth's land; accordingly the UN estimates that about 3.3 billion people occupy an area less than half the size of Australia.

At that point, the rate of land loss slowed until St. Paul reached its current size, smaller than the city of San Francisco, around 6,000 years ago.

It is a far cry from the standard nuclear plant — the size of a small town, cranking out enough electricity to power a major city — not to mention the even bigger plants going up in China and France.

Singapore, with a land size smaller than New York City and a population of more than 5 million people, has the third - highest per capita economic output in the world.

Around 800 years ago the Amazon rainforest was home to settlements that rivaled the small city - states of ancient Greece in size and sophistication.

Anthropologist Shara Bailey, an expert in ancient human teeth at New York University in New York City, says that «the barium method is novel and appears to be even more powerful» than previous approaches, adding that despite small sample sizes, «the authors present a strong argument for the utility of this method for extrapolating weaning history.»

The workmen were building a high school, blasting out the site with dynamite in the southern Chinese city of Ganzhou when they saw it: the newly exposed fossil of a small, child - sized dinosaur.

Carl Benz School moreover offers secure on - campus housing in the city centre of Karlsruhe, a small - sized city close to the beautiful black forest in Germany.

On 2nd day we went for a small shopping in the city and I found couple of Yankee candles and one absolutely gorgeous coat which was last in it's size and I'm so happy that I found it because it fits me like a glove and it's made of raw silk so I'm sure that I will be able to wear it for years to come

Features: Women's Sorel Boot Design: Mid height boot Fit: Runs small, order a whole size up Combination of city sneaker and outdoor boot Waterproof seams fully sealed Shaft height: 5inches Materials: Upper: Waterproof fullgrain leather; Lining: cotton; Midsole: Vulcanised rubber; Outersole: Handcrafted

This is what I saw at stores: City center, Houston, TX [phone] Horizone Line dress, shell (size 8) and red (size 2) In - A-Moment dress, purple (size 6), red (size 2,4) Hydrangea Flurry Vest, XS (2) and Small (2) From O'Keeffe Necklace (several of this) Houston Woodlands, TX [phone] various sizes of Scalloped Clouds Skirt (nothing bigger than size 10 tough) Small Packages Cardi, various sizes (incl.

It's the capital city of Australia and although small in size, it certainly makes up for it with it's bold and modern vibe.

Smaller cities and towns produced less results but as long as you are in a 50 mile radius of a medium sized city you shoudlnt have a problem.

There are probably about 300.000 people in this valley... More of a long valley of continuous medium size towns to small cities.

Belgium is essentially a country of medium - size and small cities,.