council

Example Sentences

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"You worked away, doing exercises for the council and road races, but you always had in the back of your mind, there could come a general emergency," said Ross.

From BBC

Nefyn town council chairwoman Mared Llywelyn said the floors of some of the properties had collapsed with the wider community "very worried" as it followed other landslips affecting nearby public paths over the last week.

From BBC

“I have maintained my innocence. I don’t think the city should have been dragged into this proceeding at all,” he said during a council meeting Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The council closed the North Stand in the summer because of concerns around its structural integrity, before lifting the prohibition notice just before the club's first home game of the season.

From BBC

On Thursday, ministers asked all 63 councils affected by the reorganisation that are due to hold elections in May to say whether they require a delay, with a deadline of 15 January to respond.

From BBC