Rotterdam is one of the most economically important cities on the continent.
Dhaka was one of the largest, most important cities on the subcontinent.
Because not only is it one of the most interesting and vibrant cities in the world, it is one of the most important cities in Western Civilization.
"It is clear that the public do not want raw sewage in this iconic river, through one of the most important cities in the world, " he concluded.
Until three years ago, Decaux had contracts for all the important cities in France and much of the rest of Europe, while the More Group controlled Britain.
Important cities, like Mianyang, are classified as Tier 3, and many analysts carry the classifications further and use Tier 4 to denote cities that are large and important by any standard, but are even less well known.
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"We are looking for cities that are important from a world context, cities that are important in robust economies, and robust political markets that give you some sort of certainty, " Lowy said.
Drawing attention to the census is especially important in cities and counties with lots of people who are hard to count.
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Now the contracts are coming up thick and fast, and Clear Channel has taken a number of important French cities, such as Montpellier, Nanterre and Annecy.
When I wrote about innovation policy challenges yesterday I noted how important towns and cities are in forging the new economy.
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"It's important to note cities, counties and municipalities still have the ability to express their opposition to processing facilities by blocking their construction and operation at the local level, " the governor said.
That is important: 15 big cities generate more than half of Latin America's GDP, says McKinsey's Mr Elstrodt.
Naved Hamid, senior strategist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), says decentralization and greater local autonomy will be an important factor in the successful cities of the future.
This is despite important differences between the two cities.
The widely followed Case-Shiller indexes showed the price of single-family homes across 20 of the most important U.S. cities grew 9.3% in February, its fastest rate since May of 2006 before the collapse of the housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis.
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Greg Clark, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for Cities, said how important it is for economic growth that local people take control of public spending in their areas.
It embraces coastal to mountainous landscapes and occupies a strategic position between the main cultural and artistic cities of Tuscany and some important seaside tourist centres.
That's particularly important in potential new stores in big cities and upscale suburbia, where many customers place as much emphasis on wide aisles and clean bathrooms as they do on low prices.
"The low rise of the city gives it a character which is unique among American cities, and one that is important to the monumental function of the city, " said George Clark, chairman of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, a preservation group.
Burt, who had to have a theater renovated to accommodate the size and scope of the show since there was no suitable venue in the country, aims to take it to other cities around the world but believed it was important to have the world premiere in Cambodia.
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Yet falling transport costs have made this centripetal force less important over the past half-century, leaving many industrial cities, like Detroit, in deep trouble.
And it's an investment that takes the important first step towards a nationwide transmission superhighway that will connect our cities to the windy plains of the Dakotas and the sunny deserts of the Southwest.
At whatever level of government decisions are made about cities in the future, there seems to have been an important change of attitude about what living in them should be like.
The need for change would be largely in cities or large towns, because in rural areas it might be more important to support smaller units.
In the productive sector, it is clear that the advantages the cities once had from reducing transport costs for manufactured goods are no longer important. but the urban advantage in saving transport costs for people and ideas still matters.
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For the future of cities, the Tuesday vote at the Chicago city council was very, very important.
"There is no doubt that stops are a vitally important reason" why New York has lower rates of major crimes than other big American cities, he said.
As populations in non-Western cities explode into the tens of millions in coming decades, transportation will become increasingly important.
As former city officials, we appreciate how important it is for the Federal government to be a good partner, and that means making it easier for cities and towns to pursue the policies that make sense for their communities.
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In addition to speaking at numerous conferences and outreach events, we have met with AIDS Service Organizations in 20 cities throughout the country to educate direct service providers on the rights of their clients and to build important ground-level relationships.
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