Sentence examples for string of councils from inspiring English sources

As the leaders of the BRICS nations met in South Africa this week and announced they would establish a development bank to help fund five-year infrastructure investment sums, plans for a financial "safety net," or reserve, and a string of councils to add business and intellectual heft to the group, some are wondering if Indonesia should be in.

The SNP are neck-and-neck with Labour in a string of councils - but all eyes are likely to be on Glasgow, where Labour's dominance is under threat for the first time in decades.

In the post-election fallout from the Tories' continued advance in local government - taking the London mayoralty in May and a string of new councils, from Bury to Southampton - Eric Pickles was consumed by one little-known result.

The anti-EU party has also won a string of local council seats in Kent.

The government continued to enjoy the strong support of the country's large Sinhalese majority, which was reinforced by a string of UPFA victories in provincial council elections in 2012.

In response to the string of shootings, the Pittsburg City Council on Monday unanimously approved spending $100,000 to install security cameras at street intersections in order to record activity on the highway.

It was that trend which helped Liverpool city council and a string of other public bodies including the now sadly-abolished Northwest Regional Development Agency to invest £164 million in the shiny ACC Liverpool at King's Dock.

Shake-up of councils to be revealed.

He put himself at the top of the slate for places on the council and aimed a string of insults at the prosecutors and judges he claims are victimising him for political ends.

The PCT, local councils, patient forums and a string of other agencies were also highlighted for key failures.

Keen to keep his skills within the organisation, the council moved Paul around a string of lesser jobs, with the promise that more appropriate employment was around the corner.