Sentence examples for cities control from inspiring English sources

Reinstated as satrap of Caria and Lydia, he attacked the Ionian cities, control of which had been lost during Cyrus' revolt.

After Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke enthusiastically about giving mayors of large cities control over their schools, saying that "we need the collective weight of the entire city behind us," many in the audience responded with skeptical boos.

The two companies, with imposing presences in New York, London and other cities, control 95percentt of the $4 billion worldwide auction business, meaning any collusion on commission rates could have easily cost their customers in the tens of millions of dollars.

And in urban areas, we are exploring a pay-for-performance model to help cities control stormwater pollution.

But cities control the markings on the streets where Metro buses run, and officials don't always agree on their implementation.

In the US, for example, some cities control the source of their electricity, and where they do, they are moving rapidly to lower carbon sources.

Reactions to an election perceived to be stolen could be aggressive in some cities controlled by the opposition.

Crime happens even in big cities controlled by authoritarian governments, but this time the victims were connected to an Olympics the Chinese had vowed would be safe.

The implementation of sharia law had led to a huge fall in the crime rate in Raqqa and other cities controlled by Isis, he said.

Since taking office last December, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico has sent more than 10,000 troops and federal agents into cities controlled by drug cartels to restore order.

Not only will these mega-cities control the lion's share of the world's global economic and financial resources, they will also largely determine the future of innovation — and that could have a major impact on how we think about America's hub-and-spoke model of innovation.