Sentence examples for obsolete structure from inspiring English sources

At the heart of the problem is an unwieldy, conflicted, obsolete structure, one designed to support athletes in the bygone days of amateurism but ill-equipped for the modern era of commercialism and professionalism.

The solution does not lie in debating why or how the bridges deteriorated, but in developing a plan to replace the worst of the lot, the Williamsburg Bridge, instead of throwing good money after bad on an obsolete structure.

At 29,000 square feet and 400 feet long, the building, which replaces an obsolete structure in the Hoboken Yard complex, allows trains laying over between morning and evening rush hours to be washed, fueled and supplied with the sand that is sprinkled on the tracks to provide additional traction on ice, snow and leaves.

Emergency assistance as a lever for structural change--An emergency program may provide unique opportunities to change obsolete structures in society and to create new and more equitable models of development.

At a meeting of bishops, he called for a new "missionary spirit" and decried "obsolete structures".

Preservationists in America have argued for a long time about the benefits of reusing obsolete structures.

Now is the time to remove these obsolete structures and to rejuvenate our waterways as we make the transition to a safer, smarter, more sustainable future.

The company failed to see that sinking the Spar would set a precedent for dealing with other obsolete structures in the North Sea and that it was probably the worst structure to start with given its size and toxic residues.

They failed, however, to reform the obsolete structures of the welfare state that had been inherited from the communist regime and were inadequate in the context of a market economy.

New emphasis was placed on the rehabilitation of existing buildings, historical preservation, adaptive reuse of obsolete structures, mixed-use development, and the "24-hour city"—i.e., districts where a variety of functions would create around-the-clock activity.

In the District, for example, developers have been required at times to build more structured parking than needed; to preserve and incorporate obsolete structures arguably undeserving of preservation; and to plant trees in places environmentally ill-suited for their maintenance and survival.