21.   The Corps operates in parallel with the provincial authorities, reporting directly to Beijing.

22.   They said the provincial authorities were also helpful in the day-to-day issues of running a factory, like providing reliable electricity and adequate waste-water treatment.

23.   This is on top of similar credits offered by the various provincial authorities.

24.   Tourist visas require permission from provincial authorities, and travelers who receive visas are often required to join costly government-run tours.

25.   Provincial authorities get money back if they fulfill their medals quota, the newspaper said without giving details.

26.   Provincial authorities have been trying to crack down on illegal gold mining, but it has proved difficult.

27.   Provincial authorities would neither confirm nor deny the deportations.

28.   Police and provincial authorities confirmed the death toll.

29.   After initial outrage, Uruzgan and Kandahar provincial authorities have bene speaking in increasingly milder terms about the incident.

30.   Also Friday, provincial authorities arrested a villager suspected of helping plot the kidnapping.