Sentences with phrase «use of the facility despite»

When China Merchants Port Holdings signed a 99 - year lease on Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port in July, worries emerged that China's navy would make use of the facility despite Sri Lanka's assurances to the contrary.

Not exact matches

Due in part to a backlash following this summers breakout at Clinton Correctional Facility, the number of state prison inmates tossed in solitary confinement has surpassed 4,000 for the first time in three years, despite vows by officials to limit its use.

«The change in venue follows a decision by the managers of the Conference Centre (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to deny organizers of the programme the use of the facility — 24 hours to the Public Lecture, despite earlier assurances and two days (last week Wednesday and this Monday 5th September) of technical meetings and arrangements between the organizers and technical men at the Centre, which concluded on among others, the Technical set - up for the event,» a statement signed by Bawumia's press secretary, Kwabena Boadu explained.

Construction works are ongoing at some of petrol stations in the Ashanti Region, despite a presidential fiat ordering the temporary cessation of the construction of facilities intended for use as gas or petrol / diesel retail outlets.

«Despite that many believe our power is generated using fossil fuels from Alberta, most of Canada's electricity mix comes from hydropower and nuclear facilities,» Kennedy says.

Despite the significant benefits that can be gained from hiring out facilities for external use, some schools have been dissuaded by the perceived costs of opening their premises to the community — but these are often overestimated.

Critics of the use of CABs as a financing option have also pointed out that their issuance has increased since the downturn in the housing market as schools have struggled to keep up with facilities needs despite a drop - off in state support.

Consider too the Range Rover Sport's sub - 11.0 L / 100 km fuel consumption during the week we tested it (10.2 by the time we handed it back), despite unconstrained use of its 250kW / 740Nm output and lack of an auto - stop facility.

And remember, they have reached this stratospheric levels despite the Paulson rescue package, despite an alphabet soup of new Fed facilities that accept GSE paper as collateral (as the discount window did) now in place (although there were raspberries all around for the bailout bill, due to its failure to make any changes in the operation, management, or policies of the GSEs and its lack of specificity as to triggers and what mechanism would be used).

Despite the fact that kennel cough is nothing more than a dog version of a cold, most boarding facilities, daycares, training centers and grooming facilities request dogs using their services have the kennel cough vaccine.

The BrightSource Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility, which uses 320,000 mirrors to create thermal energy, still qualifies under state rules as an alternative energy source, despite using about 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year, according to a report by the Press Telegram.