Sentence examples for a big dig from inspiring English sources

His new book, like his previous ones, is a big dig.

Two former managers of a Big Dig contractor pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy to deliver substandard concrete to the highway project.

BOSTON, Aug. 8 — The supplier of the epoxy that federal officials have blamed for the collapse of a Big Dig tunnel was indicted Wednesday in the death of a woman crushed by falling ceiling panels.

Mr. Cogliano, who was the state secretary of transportation, replaces Matthew J. Amorello, who resigned under pressure from Mr. Romney after a woman was killed by collapsing tiles while going through a Big Dig tunnel.

Safety repairs in part of a Big Dig tunnel where a woman was killed last month are complete, and the tunnel will open pending federal approval, Gov. Mitt Romney said.

BOSTON, July 13 — Massachusetts officials said Thursday that more potential problems had been found in a Big Dig tunnel: 242 areas where loose bolts have created gaps between the tunnel roof and a metal frame that supports concrete ceiling panels.

"I guess I would ask them [Locog] to have a bigger dig into their list and see who is there," says Jack. "Maybe there are some up-and-coming youngsters who they haven't heard of yet and deserve to have a go".

Voters are furious about their state's giant budget shortfall, its faltering economy, a deadlocked Democratic legislature, the Big Dig (a disastrous attempt to build new roads in Boston) and the antics of Queen Jane, as Ms Swift is known.

The governor also hired a firm to review Big Dig tunnel safety, set a 90-day deadline and personally reported the results to the public.

Cost overruns are a sensitive subject here after the Big Dig, an enormous federal highway project that was initially estimated to cost $2 billion; the final bill was $22 billion.

We just put two and two together," said Mr. Pedini, a civil engineer who was a contractor on the Big Dig.