public works
Example Sentences
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This could reduce its ability to finance more low-income housing and other public works, though elected leaders would likely respond by raising taxes.
Meanwhile, Sioux City has been dubbed Sewer City for its fixation on the sanctity of its public works.
His first public works were as a teenager, writing his initials in graffiti on walls as a way of saying he existed.
From New York Times
Another suspect is believed to have stolen a government public works vehicle which was later found near Houston, Texas.
From BBC
In November 2012, the agency cited a public works contractor for failing to pay proper prevailing wages or overtime and falsifying payroll records to shave the number of hours actually clocked by workers.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
