The grant will be used to improve drinking water supply in seven provincial areas, it added.

In this instance Greater London would have been included within a provincial area.

Teacher training has been interrupted and it is difficult to recruit teachers to provincial areas affected by fighting.

In some rural provincial areas, people completely rely on the albularyo for treatment.

In practice, however, the federal government can use these transfer payments to influence these provincial areas.

Only 12% of the provincial area consists of flat land.

The publicity helped attract people to the cinemas, but in many provincial areas it was considered less than a hit.

The competition featured four leading teams, playing two semi-finals and a final in a generally more provincial area of the country.

There is a shortage of helpers in provincial and district areas.

Travel in the provincial areas is generally safe but caution should be exercised at all times.