Sentence examples for control street from inspiring English sources

Membership is loose and informal, and there appear to be rogue elements working outside of anyone's control; street criminals sometimes operate under a Mahdi Army disguise.

Ms. Momber began documenting the struggles that played out among residents, landlords, drug dealers and city agencies, all vying to control street corners, blocks, buildings and empty lots.

City officials have long contended that vigilant enforcement is necessary to control street vending; the Street Vendor Project estimates that there are 20,000 such vendors in the five boroughs.

Its Orwellian-named Active Denial high-power microwave system is meant to control street rioters and repel foes on the run.

Police and municipal inspectors assigned to control street vendors go on the beat between 7 00 and 7 30 a.m., so that "we have to disappear until 10 00 a.m. at least," at which time the cops take a break and for the moment the streets are no longer dangerous.

"Just go over to skid row and watch people shooting up in the public realm.... What makes us think that we can control street vending in this city?" Echoing such concerns, Councilman Paul Krekorian said that stricter enforcement for a legalized system would take more money, creating "a program that essentially subsidizes street vending" at a time when the city is still recovering from budget cuts.

In San Francisco, government leaders sought a way to save energy and money by controlling street lighting and other urban systems with one smart wireless network.

But the Arellanos, agents discovered, also had a small army of couriers based in and around Los Angeles and San Diego, where the cartel controlled street gangs in charge of the retail end of the operation.

Local authorities in Cornwall and Devon - the only parts of Britain that will experience a total eclipse - said they could not afford to deactivate the photoelectric cells controlling street lamps, even if they wanted to.

Within that chosen city, various sites would be examined, taking into account such factors as land-use controls, street traffic capability, room for expansion, soil stability, water- and sewer-line capacity, police and fire protection, and proximity to rail tracks.

An enterprising young hacker has connected the Kinect to a keyboard controlled Street Fighter game, thereby allowing him to throw real punches at Dhalsim.