Sentence examples for communities block from inspiring English sources

Supporters said one key benefit of the changed system would be to help communities block excessive and unwanted development.

And, in the next bold step of welfare reform, we will support the heroic work of homeless shelters and hospices, food pantry and crisis pregnancy centers, people reclaiming their communities block by block and heart by heart.

Creating public spaces Struck by the need to get more young people in developing countries involved in planning their own communities, Block by Block, UN-Habitat's partnership with Minecraft makers Mojang, seeks to create sustainable public spaces in run-down cities across the world.

"We're reinventing marriage house by house and communities block by block".

But it could also go a long way to help those in larger online communities block users who regularly threaten or abuse people who discuss and share opinions on topics that tend to attract online trolls.

Employers worry that a higher minimum wage will force them to lay off workers and put them on a "high cost island" unable to compete with local communities, Block said.

But the big city is made up of smaller communities, blocks, houses and apartment buildings.

Passage of Federal programs like general revenue-sharing & community block grants were threatened.

To get around that law, President Bush proposed the use of community block grants to provide the aid to Con Ed and Verizon.

After the Red River overflowed and damaged 90percentt of the houses and businesses in Grand Forks three years ago, federal officials awarded $175 million in community block grant money to rebuild the city.

Fortunately for Mr. Daley, the national economy turned in his favor and revenue came from the city's share of increases in the state income tax and federal gas tax, money for the police and community block grants.