Rome became able to compete with other major European cities of the time in terms of wealth, grandeur, the arts, learning and architecture.

There are mixed communities in the larger cities.

By the next day, rebellion had spread to all major cities.

The programmes are implemented in all larger cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Government is planning to set up such centres in all major cities.

It was one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2012.

There is acceptable tourist infrastructure, especially in larger cities and in major tourist resorts.

Various visitors and envoys were sent to European cities, especially to Paris, to experience the contemporary European customs and life.

Tehran, like many big cities, suffers from severe air pollution.

The majority of Belgian Muslims live in the major cities, such as Antwerp, Brussels and Charleroi.

Hospitals for childbirth became common in the 17th century in many European cities.

Housing prices have also soared in most major cities.

The network connects the state with most major cities in India.

In other countries, the largest city would dominate much more than expected.

Major conurbations The Greater London Urban Area is by far the largest urban area in England and one of the busiest cities in the world.

Demonstrations begin in major cities, calling for an end to corruption among party officials.

The Internet remains vibrant, and street protests continue to be held in major cities.

Another major Iranian city is Isfahan (population 1,583,609), which is the capital of Isfahan Province.

For example, greens advocate free municipal transport in major cities.

The largest island in the group is Tuangku (Great Banyak), with the principal town of Alaban.

There's 9,000 of them here, and they're being built for most of the big cities, Beijing and Shanghai, Shenzhen.

Several major cities and many local governments around the world do not permit circuses with wild animals.

Are social critics right to worry about the atomized loneliness of big city life?

Alumni of Indian universities in the metropolises as well as small Indian towns bump into you on the fringes of crowded market places.

His family can support him on return and medical care is available for him, at least in the big cities.

The big southern European countries, Spain and Italy, battered by austerity, are spiraling into recession.

There is a reason why few large, rich cities, if any, have undeveloped wetlands in their midst.

The movement of the rural poor to large cities is one of the exemplary narratives of the modern era.

Would Russia otherwise have dared to threaten to re direct its nuclear missiles at European cities?

MILAN In the dog days of summer, Milan is quieter than many European cities.

The church spires that grace many European cities still meant something to most people.

India must seize the opportunity to adopt green urban planning early on mass transport systems should link satellite cities to ports and megacities, and new cities should be eco friendly and energy conserving.

But they tend to be ingenious at developing glamorous new areas from little towns within an hour s commute from major cities.

The tour continued until January 28, 2007 performing in major cities around the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Belo Horizonte, BrazilThe city was created in 1897 and is the third largest metropolitan in Brazil with 2.4 million inhabitants.

Park and rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities.

Their buildings reflected a variety of European styles, making Valparaíso more varied than some other Chilean cities.

For this reason, a regular pattern of even, square or rectangular city blocks is not so common among European cities, for example.

It is no coincidence that much of Kenya s ongoing violence is occurring in the slums of its large cities.

Venice, aware of its major economic and military power, disliked competition from other maritime cities in the Adriatic.

In Iowa last month, possible Republican candidate Newt Gingrich derided big city attacks on ethanol subsidies.

Villages that are far from major ports and cities tend to be poorer and less invigorated by the recent economic growth.

Lemurs are hunted for food by the local Malagasy, either for local subsistence or to supply a luxury meat market in the larger cities.

A 2004 study showed that Zipf's law did not work well for the five largest cities in six countries.

The chiefs of major European banks such as Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and Société Générale were naturally also unanimous in their hostility.