Sentence examples for city term from inspiring English sources

Mr. Parsons demurred, and Mayor Bloomberg engineered the reversal of a city term limits law so he could run again himself.

After the "blackout" (the Second City term for a short setup followed by a punch line), Caeti returned to what he called "having sex with pictures": rubbing photos from the in-flight magazine against the front of his pants.

Re Anger Risingg at Wavering by Bloomberg on Term Rule" (news article, Sept. 2) and "Opposition Solidifies to Change in City Term Limits Law" (Sept . 6: I am appalled that we are even having this conversation.

For all the sighs of relief, one new problem was evident: some voters, eager to see Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's tenure extended even though the city term limits law bars him from running again, sought to submit write-in ballots with his name.

The "sanctuary city" term dates back to the 1980s, when Berkeley and a few other municipalities declared themselves such cities to accept migrants from Central America.

Sanderson suavely switches city terms with natural terms, a nice touch that reminds the reader we're all creatures, after all.

Early this year, the families of the four -- Henry Badillo, above, and Max Guarino, both 17, and Charles Wertenbaker and Andrew Melnikov, both 16 -- sued the city, terming it liable for the drownings.

This is a world of ambitious young people on the make, and by the age of 50, especially on trading floors, you are ancient in City terms.

But retailers are now willing to come into cities on the cities' terms — with all the zoning headaches, high rents and odd architecture — because that is where the growth is.

The city's term limits law, approved by voters twice through referendums, limits elected officials to two terms.

The Caribbean In 1999, T.W.A. named San Juan a "focus city," its term for a small hub.