Sentence examples for a time when counties from inspiring English sources

Because of an Americans With Disabilities Act requirement that "wheelchair ramps shall be included at all intersections," work crews have been installing hundreds of these ramps, at a cost of at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, perhaps more, at a time when counties and cities are cutting essential services to the bone.

And at a time when county taxes are up and services cut, some bristle at the idea of what they see as county officials enjoying the trappings of office overseas.

Many local leaders said they were appalled that the Legislature had turned to local money at a time when many counties and municipalities are already facing plunging tax revenues and steep budget cuts, even as they struggle to meet state and federal mandates to provide services.

In an extreme example, the daily national situation report listed 4 EVD cases from 1 county at a time when the county's health team was aware of >80 cases (M.A. Arwady, unpub. data).

BROWARD COUNTY There was a time when Broward County was defined as a haven for both retirees and Spring Breakers (as in the decades-old film Where the Boys Are).

It was a time when each county was a Senate district whose representative was closely tied to -- or identical to -- the county political leader, and when control of the courthouse meant scores of patronage jobs for loyal party workers.

The online effort is beginning at a time when the county treasurer's office is battling the state treasurer's office over a recent charge that the county office was holding $88 million in unclaimed funds that it should have turned over to the state.

"Don't promote and don't give raises at a time when a county is spiraling out of control".

"The power authority was a very big help to us at a time when the county really did need that shot in the arm," she said.

"It would create upheaval, really chaos at a time when the county needs stability and methodical, intelligent thinking," said Judith A. Jacobs of Woodbury, the legislature's presiding Democrat.

"People were angry because it's such a huge obligation at a time when the county doesn't really have the money," said Dario Moreno, a professor at Florida International University who has polled voters on the issue.