Sentence examples for civic efforts from inspiring English sources

His main civic efforts have been against slum landlords.

Military operations aimed at crushing Iraqi resistance were poorly coördinated with civic efforts aimed at encouraging democracy and reconstruction.

As Mr. Shorenstein grew older, he became more involved in civic efforts, donating his time and money to the arts and other causes.

Residents have initiated a handful of civic efforts since the late 1980's, including a successful campaign to save the local movie house.

He based his choice on her later civic efforts in California as well as on the sheer excitement of her second victory in 1952.

Civic leaders want an e-business scene, just as earlier civic efforts tried to recognize the city's movie, restaurant and film notables.

During his tenure, from 1983 to 1991, Mr. McEnery spearheaded an active civic effort to instill San Jose with a vital downtown.

Historians say the quick resumption of services was a civic effort, helped by the arrival of large numbers of volunteers.

Individual registration is a desirable system in principle, but a massive administrative and civic effort is required to ensure that it provides a more accurate voting roll in practice.

Boston In contrast to Philadelphia, Boston has made an extraordinary civic effort to light up its downtown with the original chandeliers of a number of carefully restored and maintained historic theaters and playhouses, most of them within walking distance of one another in the historic district.

Mayor Bloomberg's We Are Made In NY program represents both a civic movement and an effort in entrepreneurialism.