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Thousands of Occupy protesters made the trip to block the Port of Oakland on Wednesday during what they described as a city-wide general strike.
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It also gave rise to a city-wide network of Chicago neighborhood associations that endures today.
Two Ways to Play the 'Alinsky' Card Elizabeth Williamson 2012
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Suffice it to say that the two men need one another—think "The Defiant Ones" without chains—and the climactic chase is complicated by a city-wide crime wave that turns into a crime tsunami.
Smart, Patchy, Sweet 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' Joe Morgenstern 2011
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It takes very little to get me imagining myself in Lyon, and the prospect of gourmet cuisine, glorious architecture, and a city-wide recreation of an arcade favorite from my childhood?
Made a lot of stops 2009
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They told us which calendar they used, gave us the times when they would come and when they would be gone, and their indices were so reliable, we could set our watches by them, could even hire a ringer to send up the city-wide warning bell ten minutes before they slithered or clacked in—and use the same ringer to alert the public that all was clear ten minutes after they left.
The Hiders Heather Fowler 2012
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In addition, there are many city-wide infrastructure projects being financed.
Scott Baker: Will India Lead the Way in Urban Land Tax Reform? A Mission Director from the Indian Ministry of Housing Provides Some Answers Scott Baker 2011
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Development of regional and city-wide infrastructure, affordable housing and basic services to the poor would require huge investments.
Scott Baker: Will India Lead the Way in Urban Land Tax Reform? A Mission Director from the Indian Ministry of Housing Provides Some Answers Scott Baker 2011
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Enacting a similar policy in Chicago would yield city-wide results, at a lower cost.
Afton Branche: Mayor Emanuel's Next Move on Immigration Policy Afton Branche 2011
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Taxation of land values can be an important way of financing city-wide and regional infrastructure and guiding city development, creating and tapping land value in developing countries like India.
Scott Baker: Will India Lead the Way in Urban Land Tax Reform? A Mission Director from the Indian Ministry of Housing Provides Some Answers Scott Baker 2011
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Enacting a similar policy in Chicago would yield city-wide results, at a lower cost.
Afton Branche: Mayor Emanuel's Next Move on Immigration Policy Afton Branche 2011
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