61.   Last December, the Nationalist Party and its chief rival, the Democratic Progressive Party, agreed to target the provincial government for elimination.

62.   Local people whisper about the white ambulance used by the provincial government.

63.   Most of the money is in the hands of provincial governments, many of which have limited administrative ability.

64.   Mohammad Yusuf Pashtoon, a spokesman for the provincial government, has publicly accused two Iranian generals of working illegitimately in several western provinces.

65.   Money is so tight that the provincial government has stopped paying the gas bill at the Bernardo de Monteagudo elementary school in a working-class neighborhood just outside San Juan.

66.   Now, legislators agreed to hold the meeting because the provincial government is set to be dismantled over the next two years.

67.   Now, a Serb minority will not only be part of the provincial government, but will also wield some real power in it.

68.   Offers of stock by provincial governments needing funds to cover their budget deficits, which had pushed YPF down yesterday, dried up today.

69.   Outstanding reforms include an overhaul of labor laws to reduce manpower costs, helping provincial governments place their finances on an even footing and making public administration more efficient.

70.   Paring the risk premium on Canadian debt is a boon to federal and provincial government bids to improve their books because it lowers the relative cost of borrowing.