11.   In a spottily enforced rule, journalists are supposed to obtain the permission of provincial authorities before conducting interviews anywhere in China.

12.   Last Sunday, provincial authorities sent riot police to the town, but they withdrew after villagers pelted them with rocks.

13.   Meanwhile, both provincial authorities and cautious tribal chiefs are fearful the standoff in the woods could spark a summer of confrontations across the nation.

14.   Provincial authorities could not locate her.

15.   Provincial authorities sent riot police to restore order on Sunday but they withdrew after villagers pelted them with rocks and blocked streets with barbed wire.

16.   Provincial authorities voiced the requisite support for Beijing while taking actions locally to try to assure that nothing spectacular happened in their own bailiwicks.

17.   Sun International hopes to reach agreement with provincial authorities, then present a proposal to central government, Bacon said.

18.   That means provincial authorities will have to let many inefficient local ventures be swallowed by outside firms.

19.   That means mainlanders wanting to move here must apply to provincial authorities in China and join a long waiting list.

20.   The Americans would have to pay respects to provincial authorities before interviewing any survivors.