Sentence examples for given the towns from inspiring English sources

Chiavetta has given the towns what he calls "mythological names" because, as he says, "railroaders are notorious nitpickers, and, if I give real names to places, people will show up and criticize".

In Mr. Russo's novels, on the other hand, we are given the towns all over the country that for a generation now have been losing young people to cities, manufacturing jobs to the ages of information and globalization, and local pride to a sense that nothing of consequence in the world is happening anywhere nearby.

Given the town's Bernie boosters, it's no wonder.

Given the town's recent history, the transformation was always unlikely.

Beyond that, though, the future remains uncertain given the town's low-key infrastructure.

The King of Morocco has given the town the royal seal of approval and is currently building a house here.

Allowing the average citizen to bear arms is necessary, he said, given the town's proximity to the Mexican border.

There's a real medina feel here, not surprising given the town was the first Arab foothold on the Iberian peninsula.

"People are jealous of him," she said, arguing that the dispute has given the town a bad name.

Their determination was all the more remarkable given the town's location, on the main road from the battered city of Homs to the increasingly embattled capital, Damascus.

The mayor said local people were "confused" and "bitter" about the arrests, and resented the bad image these events had given the town.