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- proper noun UK popular, shortened form for the
City of London , thehistoric core ofLondon where theRoman settlement ofLondinium wasestablished - proper noun UK a
metonym for theUnited Kingdom 'sfinancial industries , which are principally based in the City of London - proper noun A popular name (not always capitalized) for any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as
San Francisco ) - proper noun soccer A nickname for Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
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Examples
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The statute grants the mayor only two roles: the head of the city council and the “chief executive officer of the City.”
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As a citizen of this city, I got to tell you, we are pretty fed up with all the people from outside the City weighing in on what is, essentially, a zoning issue.
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They were shut out four times, including Sunday in L.A. They return to the city less welcome than '' Sex and the City 3. ''
Step Right Up 2010
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No one is saying he is a bad player – well, no more than three-quarters of the city, including City fans who feel they had a lucky escape – though all too clearly his £30m move has not been the success that was hoped.
Cesc Fábregas moving to Barcelona is good business for Arsenal too 2010
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The statute grants the mayor only two roles: the head of the city council and the “chief executive officer of the City.”
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We find out if we should live in the country or the city, what Sex in the City character we are, or what 80s Movie suits us best.
Tara Stiles: How Stressed Are You? Take The Stress Test 2009
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Some of my most vivid memories of growing up in the city are of time spent in and around City subways.
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Its not bad enough that we have no street parking in this city and it is very bad in Council District 5, now they want to let developers build without parking and let them give the money to the City in lieu of spaces.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Uncle Sam wants Newark, New Jersey or any other resilient, progresssive city to (A) start a set of narrow State Chartered, City and Citizen-owned 4%-mortgage banks and (B) create five thousand 4% mortgage loans for local homes by one bank in each community-area of 75,000 people.
A Plan for Newark NJ to Lead the Country Out of our Money and Banking Mess 2009
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Instead of doing the usual federal programs that go through state governments, it's time to go directly to the mayors and city councils for guidance and federal aid should bypass the states all together for cities over one million people and be given directly to City governments.
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