Sentence examples for civic role from inspiring English sources

"And this is what I call the civic role of architecture".

The lower classes were denied any civic role, as the urban knights, a non-noble aristocracy, controlled town affairs.

Jonathan Kent Wadhurst, East Sussex  Our honours system is archaic, but there is a civic role for an honours system.

I hate this as an image for Newcastle and feel the club could play a much more positive civic role".

That's ground zero.' " Mr. Childs said the tower would also play the necessary civic role of being the "answering spire" to the skyscrapers of Midtown.

Good morning, jurors, and welcome to what may be the most important civic role you perform as a participant in this great democracy.

Gerry's civic roles reflected his commitment to legal justice and his deep affection for New York and its parks.

Theater in Rome did not fulfill the religious and civic roles it did in Greece but was immensely popular as mass entertainment.

After the site selection process began 18 months ago with eight cities, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington and San Francisco at one time or another questioned whether Mr. Betts could be impartial given his business and civic roles in New York.

The imam, whose Cordoba Initiative has offices in a building packed with religious — mostly Christian — nonprofit groups and nicknamed the God Box, has spent much of his time since 9/11 networking with Jewish and Christian leaders, urging American Muslims to expand their civic roles at home while promoting moderation abroad.

He held many civic roles in Rutherford, his home for the last 52 years (when he wasn't reading at Normandy Beach, NJ) serving as a member of the Rutherford Borough Council, a board member of Parish Nursing, the first President of the Kipp Center and a dedicated supporter of the YMCA.