Sentence examples for authorities fixed from inspiring English sources

Viktor remembered the scandal that erupted when a crafty babushka threatened to stay home on voting day unless the municipal authorities fixed her roof.

Science is based on authorities, fixed rules, and theory, not on sudden opportunities, strategic chances, and a pragmatic view of the customer and the market.

They should not be penalized while authorities fix what are clearly worrisome problems.

(After a filmmaker's 87-second documentary of stairway stumbles ascended to viral status last month, the transportation authority fixed the step).

So when in 2005 it was decided to turn the gallery's home into flats, a mighty engine of grant applications and local authority fixing for a new venue was started up.

Finally, I was escorting him and Raisa in to dinner and he said, 'There's one thing I don't understand, which authority fixes the prices?'" Berlusconi smiles, but does not laugh at his own story.

The recession and the tumult at City Hall have stalled revitalization efforts downtown after years of progress, and the annual Detroit auto show, the city's biggest economic event, is threatening to move to the suburbs after the City Council refused to let a regional authority fix up the downtown convention center.

With the election date and primary field set, the opposition is optimistic.After much speculation, on September 13th the electoral authority (CNE) fixed the vote for October 7th 2012, two months earlier than normal.

While the Consumer Product Safety Commission has jurisdiction over travelling amusement shows, it has not had the same authority over fixed parks since 1981 after several court challenges by the owners of some large parks.

The report provided enough detail, he added, for other authorities to fix blame if they wished.

In a news conference on Thursday, a tired-looking Mr. Berlusconi insisted that he would work with local authorities to fix the problem in the coming days.