Sentence examples for erecting buildings from inspiring English sources

Hong Kong tycoons are known for working their assets—erecting buildings, filling them up, raising rents, then knocking them to rubble when demand allows for bigger replacements.

The way I like to look at it, the golf swing is an immensely complicated mechanism, not unlike one of those big construction cranes you see erecting buildings in New York.

Xi has been far bolder than his predecessors in asserting Chinese control over airspace and land, sending an oil rig into contested waters, and erecting buildings, helipads, and other facilities on reefs that are claimed by multiple nations.

Instead of erecting buildings, Andreessen says, Stanford should invest even more of its resources in distance learning: "We're on the cusp of an opportunity to deliver a state-of-the-art, Stanford-calibre education to every single kid around the world.

As I explained in this article, these well-intentioned efforts to build Silicon Valley style technology hubs are all based on the same flawed assumptions: that government planners can pick industries they want to develop and, by erecting buildings and providing money to entrepreneurs and university researchers, make innovation happen.

LaBrooy was inspired by some famous architects, but instead of erecting buildings in their honor, he constructed some unique scripts to showcase their designs.

Taking advantage of the air rights they would purchase, developers could erect buildings on Eighth Avenue about 40percentt larger and bulkier than had been allowed.

The developers initially got permission in 2002 and 2003 to erect buildings twice as large as other buildings on the block because they promised that they would be used to house teachers.

In these urban centers, the economy depended on craftspeople, who erected buildings and public works; in other words, economic specialization continued.

Continental plans to erect buildings on those lots to meet the specifications of buyers or renters in what is known as "build to suit" construction.

President Benjamin Harrison invited "all the world" to take part; many foreign countries erected buildings, and every US state and territory was represented.