Sentence examples for past cities from inspiring English sources

In the past, cities always grew up around transportation hubs, so why not now?

In the past, cities were often defined by their public spaces.

In the past cities like Manchester accepted some people would be workless.

But some of the most urgent exchanges concerned bankruptcy, which, in the past, cities sought to avoid at all costs.

The question is what to do with the urban ghost towns unlikely to be repopulated because of continued suburbanization and deindustrialization. "In the past, cities would look at buildings individually, determine there was a problem, tear them down and then quickly find another use for the land," said Justin B. Hollander, an urban planning professor at Tufts University.

A river cuts across a landscape, meandering past cities and farms, collecting rainfall and runoff, and supporting all manner of life.

Another concern is that some neighbourhoods slip past city-wide averages.

In the past, city officials had denounced the rallies as hate fests that encouraged violence.

In the past, city and state test scores have been released separately.

It was the only ball that got past City keeper Joe Hart, who had a superlative game in the goal.

In the past, city workers have been sanctioned for borrowing money from subordinates or selling them used computers.