TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CITY»
The term «the City» is very widely used and occupies the
2.847 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «THE CITY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
the City.
I'm not interested in being Don Quixote. I'm interested in running the City of New York.
If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it.
My undergraduate education, at the City College in New York, was made possible only by the existence of that excellent free institution and the financial sacrifices of my parents.
There is no conflict between best in British class and being a global newspaper. We are an international newspaper rooted in the City of London, and I think people understand that. The 'FT' stands out as a global niche product.
The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.
I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize. By the time I was 16 and winning two or three contests a weekend, I ditched the agency job and concentrated on darts.
The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City they always make it better or worse than real life and I am actually saying that in a joking way.
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
When you're walking around in Shanghai, I called it the City of Near Misses, because they do not stop for pedestrians. And the pedestrians do not have the right of way. It's those little things that no one tells you.
The new industries are brainy industries and so-called knowledge workers tend to like to be near other people who are the same. Think of the City of Hollywood. People cluster. This means you have winning regions, such as London and Cambridge, and losing regions. The people who want to be top lawyers in Sunderland are hoovered up by London.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CITY»
Discover the use of
the City in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the City and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The classic work on the evaluation of city form.
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Triumph of
the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us ...
In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live.
Clair wants to be kissed - but not now - and certainly not by her husband.
The City, first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity.
Robert E. Park, Ernest W. Burgess, 2012
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The Right to
the City: Social Justice and
the Fight for ...
Blending historical and geographical analysis, this book examines the vital relationship between struggles over public space and movements for social justice in the United States.
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City: Rediscovering
the Center
Why do places designed primarily for security actually worsen it? Why are public restrooms disappearing? "The city is full of vexations," Whyte avers: "Steps too steep; doors too tough to open; ledges you cannot sit on. . .
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The Book of the City of Ladies
The book also offers a fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture.
The nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, Lost in the City, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians.
This third edition juxtaposes the very best publications on the city. It reflects the latest thinking on globalization, information technology and urban theory. It is a comprehensive mapping of the terrain of urban studies: old and new.
Richard T. LeGates, Frederic Stout, 2003
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The Country and
the City
As a brilliant survey of English literature in terms of changing attitudes towards country and city, Williams' highly-acclaimed study reveals the shifting images and associations between these two traditional poles of life throughout the ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CITY»
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the City is used in the context of the following news items.
City Room | New York Today: Mourning an Officer
Police Officer Brian Moore, a 25-year-old plainclothes officer in the city's Police Department, died on Monday afternoon, two days after a gunman opened fire on ... «New York Times, May 15»
Baltimore curfew stays in effect after City Hall rally
BALTIMORE — Thousands gathered at a City Hall demonstration on Saturday that was more celebratory than tense, but police announced the city's 10 p.m. ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson Joins Exodus of City Officials
FERGUSON, Mo. — The city's embattled police chief, the focus of complaints after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager here last August, ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
New York Today: Train Crash Snarls Commute
At 6:30 p.m. near Valhalla Station, 15 miles north of the city, a lowering crossing gate hit the back of a Jeep S.U.V. The driver got out, looked at her car, then got ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
Ebola in New York: How Worried Should the City Be?
The next morning, he took his temperature and reported that it was 103F, and immediately reported it to MSF, which then notified the state and city health ... «TIME, Oct 14»
New York City Is Crumbling
Sadly, these old gas lines are not uncommon in New York City. The city's 6,362 miles of gas mains are 56 years old on average and 53 percent are made of ... «TIME, Mar 14»
