Sentence examples for franchise infrastructure from inspiring English sources

"I just had no idea how broken it was, not the city, but the franchise infrastructure.

The National Audit Office, which investigated the PPP, said the case for franchising the infrastructure remained "unproven" and cast doubts on the costs of breaking up the network.

This workshop considered the role of risks and rewards in rail transport by considering evidence on the impacts of industry structure, franchising and infrastructure charges.

He says the problems with this new "mega franchise" – union issues, infrastructure weaknesses and GTR's "human resource issues" – may be too much for GTR.

He added that the Cabinet Office decision would allow Serco to put in bids and rebids for such things as the Northern Rail franchise extension and the defence infrastructure outsourcing contract.

"They are not buying a franchise, they are buying an infrastructure company.

"I know everyone there is doing their best to offer a good service in the context of the franchise you have and the infrastructure you operate on.

Circassia has taken immediate steps to reduce investment in the allergy portfolio and will focus on continuing the strong growth of the NIOX asthma management franchise and establishing its specialty commercial infrastructure in the US and Europe.

Thanks to the rare mass upgrade of public infrastructure, almost all N.F.L. franchises now play in brand new, or significantly renovated, facilities.

In fact, the question of how the train-operating companies are franchised is marginal compared to the infrastructure operation of Network Rail, an organisation ambiguously defined, but whose vast levels of borrowing are backed by the government.

He's not even ruling out future ventures in Africa, which doesn't yet have the infrastructure to support major franchises but is already a source of playing talent.