Sentence examples for granting a franchise from inspiring English sources
The NHL is getting another team, as the league signed off today on granting a franchise to Seattle.
The NHL on Wednesday became the first major professional sports league to succumb to the temptations of Las Vegas, with Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing the league's Board of Governors had unanimously approved granting a franchise to a group led by billionaire businessman Bill Foley.
"Village officials granted a franchise that fails to create a fair competitive environment and surrenders important local controls -- including authority over public rights of way.
A spokeswoman for Domino's Pizza said: "In the UK our stores are majority-owned and managed by franchisees that are granted a franchise agreement with Domino's.
The proposal would grant a franchise to a single company to design, install and maintain bus shelters, newsstands, news racks, benches and automatic public toilets.
USF1, the team from Charlotte, N.C., that was granted a franchise last summer in the expectation it would begin competition in 2010, has been shut down less than two weeks before the start of the season.
Under that plan, the city will grant a franchise to a single private company to design, install and maintain as many as 4,000 street structures, including newsstands and pay toilets.
The "street furniture" bill calls for the city to grant a franchise to a single private company to design, install and maintain as many as 4,000 street structures, including toilets, to get a uniform look.
The new line to be built in 2016 will include a stop at Bicester Village.Unlike most rail operators in Britain, which run trains for five to seven years, when Chiltern was granted a franchise extension in 2002 it was for 20 years.
