41.   Yet nowhere is the pool of bilingual workers greater than New Brunswick, although in annual operating costs, the three provinces are roughly on a par.

42.   Paktia province has been a major target of U.S. military action since the Taliban fell.

43.   People slated to lose their local capitals when provinces are consolidated also fear they will lose influence, and have taken to the streets in protests.

44.   A clandestine ethnic Albanian group warned Tuesday of more fighting in Kosovo, saying that the province is already in a state of war.

45.   A Western diplomat said a strong negative vote could reflect discontent among delegates from poorer inland provinces that the richer coastal provinces are becoming too powerful.

46.   Actually, some mud would be welcome because surrounding Quang Tri province is in the midst of its worst drought in nearly a century.

47.   Although rice and corn are grown, and the province is largely self-sufficient in beef and fruits and vegetables, the only real export is coffee.

48.   Also hit were the provinces of Jiangxi, which borders Zhejiang to the west, and Guangxi on the southern border with Vietnam.

49.   All the provinces are in southern Iraq.

50.   All three provinces are popular tourist destinations for Spaniards and northern Europeans.