The service allows riders to order a taxi from a directly from a smartphone.
In May, Bristol voted in favour of having a directly-elected mayor to run the city council.
Would Britain's Commons ever agree to let a directly elected Lords enjoy similar powers?
When the idea of a directly elected commissioner was explained, a few people thought it sounded positive.
Referendums will be held in other cities to decide whether to have a directly-elected mayor in the future.
By not taking a directly entrepreneurial approach, the cash value in my projects generally goes to somebody other than me.
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Barcelona, Paris, New York and Moscow have shown that a directly elected mayor can be a strong symbol of civic identity.
Legislation will be introduced to create a new Greater London Authority made up of a directly-elected mayor and a separately elected assembly.
The agreement provides for a directly-elected 21-member assembly, with a five-member executive.
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St Michael's Catholic Secondary School in Truro is planning to relocate to Camborne and open as a directly state-funded school in September 2012.
Klaus argued that a directly elected president would have greater popular authority and that this could undermine the Czech Republic's parliamentary system of government.
The idea for PCCs came from the UK government in a pledge to make the police "more accountable through oversight by a directly elected individual".
It is hard to see New Labour forcing through an unpopular transport policy in London, if it is strongly opposed by a directly elected mayor.
Plans to give Leicester a directly elected mayor have been approved.
For the first time people in Britain will have what people in America, France and most civilised countries already have: a directly elected local leader of their choice.
Indeed, ministers are seizing on Liverpool's enthusiasm for such ideas as having a directly elected mayor with the relief of a thirsty desert traveller stumbling on an oasis.
Gianfranco Fini, the post-fascists' leader, has not forgiven Mr Berlusconi, his supposed ally on the right, for sinking the constitutional reforms (along with Mr Fini's hopes for a directly elected president).
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Unflattering comparisons with civic greats like Jospeh Chamberlain have been made and the Prime Minister is on the record as saying he thinks Birmingham would be better led by a directly elected Mayor.
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Voters in Bristol will also be able to choose a mayor using the supplementary vote system, and voters in Hartlepool will be asked to decide in a referendum whether they want to retain a directly-elected mayoral system.
In addition to a higher storage capacity than past LTO generations, LTO 5 also offers new architecture features such as the LTFS file system that turn magnetic tape into a directly addressable data source, like a hard disk drive.
America's directly elected Senate, more powerful than the House of Representatives, probably holds few lessons for Britain because the United States has a directly elected president and thus full separation of powers, which no one is yet advocating in Britain.
If you book a room directly through a hotel, you can call to see if a lower rate is available.
Anyone going to Europe may also want to try to book a room directly from a hotel, rather than opting for package deals offered by airlines or travel agents.
During these conversations, I had the opportunity to announce -- consistent with our strong government-to-government relationship and after a lengthy review process -- that the administration supports amending the Stafford Act to allow federally recognized tribal governments to make a request directly to the president for a federal emergency or disaster declaration.
You can get a policy directly from an insurer, through a travel agent or through one of the sites representing multiple insurers, including InsureMyTrip.com and TravelInsuranceReview.net.
Rather than fund the operations of S Corporation 1 with a loan directly to S Corporation 1, A used his profitable related corporation, S Corporation 2, to loan amounts to S Corporation 1.
The factual background reads like a scenario plucked directly from a law school ethics exam.
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