1.   Every frontier state in the EU, from Finland in the north to Spain in the south, is shoring up its border defenses.

2.   It is the economic pillar of Europe, and it is the frontier state among the NATO allies.

3.   The frontier state for the adoption business is California.

4.   The government is slated tomorrow to auction Enersul, a state utility in the frontier state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

5.   The pipeline is strategic for two frontier states plagued by electricity shortages, Acre and Rondonia.

6.   The Border Security Force also increased patrols in the frontier states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, the United News of India agency reported.

7.   First to the polls was the frontier state of Punjab, which will be followed by Manipur, Uttaranchal and the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.

8.   However the prime minister, on a pre-election campaign tour to the northern frontier state of Punjab, said India did not want war with its nuclear rival.

9.   India accuses Pakistan of fomenting trouble in the frontier state.

10.   Deve Gowda, before leaving for a three-day visit to Russia, also warned Pakistan that India will not tolerate terrorist violence in the northern frontier state.