"I look at it and I'm in wonder, I'm in awe, " says engineer Michael Horodniceanu, president of capital construction for the state Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
It may be that broad trends, such as the triumph of notions of progress, the decline of the Ottoman empire, the advance of mechanisation and the emergence of international capital markets, made the construction of the canal inevitable.
Plenty of disquiet was expressed about the Private Finance Initiative, which brings private capital into the construction of public buildings, such as hospitals.
To give a few examples: the small Central American state of Belize was further impoverished by the construction of a new capital, Belmopan, in the 1960s-1970s, whose cost spiralled to four times its original estimate.
Mr Brown is particularly good on the battle of ideas, symbolised by the construction of two of the capital's landmarks.
On Aug. 14, 2012, the federal prosecutors office in the state of Para, where Belo Monte is being built, successfully convinced a federal district court in the capital city of Brasilia to suspend construction of the dam.
Much of the weakness in recent months has been in types of capital goods used heavily by the construction and motor vehicle industries, but we have seen some softening in the demand for other types of capital goods as well.
Electric and natural gas utilities that provide partial (or full) service to consumers are heavily regulated by government agencies, which set the price utilities charge customers for electric and gas service, the terms of that service, capital budgets and construction plans and so forth.
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Next door in Mali, Gadhafi funded the construction of a popular mosque in the capital Bamako, and helped pay for a Malian government complex that's under construction.
But according to Andrew Wolstenholme, director of capital projects for the airport's operator BAA, and formerly director of construction for Terminal 5, the building being officially opened only represents a fraction of the total work completed.
If you can do more work with fewer servers and less power, it may be possible to extend the life of a data center and avoid capital intensive construction.
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"The real issue is that the Treasury should agree to our request for the Scottish Government to be able to pay for such a large, once-in-a-generation capital project over a longer period of time beyond the construction period, rather than within a few short years, " said a Scottish Government spokesman.
He repeated his call for more capital spending and said crucial sectors of the economy such as construction needed support.
Another area badly affected by construction is Vauxhall Cross, one of the capital's most important road interchanges.
Despite super smart oversight that dealt successfully with excesses in home construction, rising inflation and the allocation of capital for infrastructure, the China Shanghai Composite from its high in 2007 at 6, 000, corrected two thirds of the way to under 2, 000 in 2009.
The building was under construction when it crumbled Friday morning in the center of the business capital, the society said.
Housing construction was crackling before 2004 because of Congress' virtual elimination of the capital gains tax on primary residences in 1997.
Demand is also tied to macro-economic factors like housing, construction and capital investments that are still muted due to the after-effects of recession.
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John Armstrong of the Construction Employers Federation said he believed Stormont ministers should invest further money in "capital infrastructure projects" to help the construction sector.
Natural gas development will drive the construction of additional power generation, desalination facilities, and petrochemical plants, all capital intensive undertakings that cannot be supported using existing financing mechanism accessible to Israel.
Citing higher capital costs, FPL suspended engineering and construction work on its project, located 25 miles south of Miami.
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Overexposure to construction and development loans: The first guideline states that if loans for construction, land development and other land are 100% or more of total risk capital, the institution is considered to have loans concentrations above prudent risk levels, and should have heightened risk management practices.
Overexposure to construction and development loans: The first guideline states that if loans for construction, land development and other land are 100% or more of total risk capital, the institution is considered to have loan concentrations above prudent risk levels, and should have heightened risk management practices.
Innovative financing ideas and partnerships can help us reap the benefits of capital-intensive projects, such as energy retrofits, without the need to provide the upfront capital required for construction.
The South African President, Nelson Mandela, and President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique have officially launched the construction of the Maputo Highway - a toll road between Johannesburg and the Mozambican port and capital of Maputo.
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Sometimes, it may be that a smaller business like a construction business where it's relatively capital intensive is going to have difficulty competing with some of the larger companies in terms of buying the equipment that they need.
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The venture has amassed the loan portfolio of bankrupt Residential Capital, acquired realty firms like Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate, and bought out several construction companies like brick maker Jenkins Brick.
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