The provincial capital of British Columbia is Victoria. From LearnThat.org.
Deeply provincial and conformist. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
provincial government. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was for two terms provincial of the province of Belgium, for one term provincial of that of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery] Reference
Together with the Afghan authorities, the coalition is deployed what we call provincial reconstruction teams, or PRTs, to four provinces with four more on the way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2003] Reference
We may need certain provincial government guarantees. From Wordnik.com. [Sydney SteelBefore and Now] Reference
(More than 600 others live in provincial geriatric centres.). From Wordnik.com. [Eighteen Years of C.C.F. Accomplishment in Saskatchewan] Reference
We currently have the worst government in provincial history. From Wordnik.com. [A New Future for British Columbia] Reference
He also went on to run for office twice in provincial elections. From Wordnik.com. [Canada After September 11] Reference
Can this Canada of ours maintain provincial institutions like that?. From Wordnik.com. [Present Day Problems] Reference
He had a very distinguished career in provincial politics in this province. From Wordnik.com. [Canada's Special Role at the United Nations] Reference
Blackmore and Oler are scheduled to appear in provincial court in Creston on Jan. 21. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian polygamist leaders charged; reaction mixed] Reference
The Western Cape's executive council is commonly referred to as the provincial "cabinet". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He is no onger prepared to be associated with what he describes as a provincial disaster. ". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In every province you see the costs of health care increasing in provincial and federal budgets. From Wordnik.com. [Waltzing into the 21st Century: Let the Provinces Lead] Reference
He was soon involved in provincial politics and served in several cabinet posts in that province. From Wordnik.com. [Principles and Approaches] Reference
You could summarise this as a story of adultery in provincial France, and miss the point entirely. From Wordnik.com. [The Observer's list of the 100 greatest novels of all time] Reference
And this myopic focus on domestic political activity looks so provincial from a global perspective. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Health Insurance and Pharma Stocks Rise, US Treasuries Sink in Reponse to Obama Care:] Reference
Nothing in provincial Egypt is so painful to witness as the neglected condition of very young children. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Miles Up the Nile] Reference
And, as I've stated, in. the next fiscal year growth in provincial spending is to be restricted to 10%. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Year: 1976] Reference
French ladies who were clad in depressing black of a dowdiness surpassed only in English provincial towns. From Wordnik.com. [Jason] Reference
He was a very clever man, well educated for those times, and exercised a wide influence in provincial politics. From Wordnik.com. [The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career] Reference
It had nothing to do with the prevailing International Style, much less anything happening in provincial Toronto. From Wordnik.com. [The Museum As The New Agora] Reference
The Nova Scotia NDP has been close to majority territory for over a year now, hovering between 35 and 39% in provincial polls. From Wordnik.com. [Nova Scotia NDP Majority on the Horizon?] Reference
That's why she called the provincial government's plans for a new witness protection program "a huge step, provided they do it right.". From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Throughout the rural landscape, carpinteros in provincial towns and villages crafted elements from their own traditions and resources. From Wordnik.com. [Mexican Design & Style: Overview] Reference
In Canada, adoption is within provincial/territorial jurisdiction, and thus the law differs from one province or territory to another. From Wordnik.com. [France Lets In Gay Adoption Under Sarkozy « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
Should Quebec Premier Jean Charest call a provincial election this year?. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicle] Reference
The work is what he himself would have called provincial in the worst sense of that word. From Wordnik.com. [James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters] Reference
QUEBEC - Quebec Premier Jean Charest is expected Wednesday to call a provincial election for Dec. 8. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
George, a man-about-town, would have stared at being called provincial, but a man cannot stare away his nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Country House] Reference
Either of presbyters, sent from the several classical presbyteries within a province, hence called provincial synods: 2. From Wordnik.com. [The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London] Reference
A doctor there called provincial health officials who told them to get her to Bamiyan as quickly and quietly as possible. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
The report is typically released each fall, but when Charest called a provincial election Tuesday, the release was shelved. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Charest did, in the fall, call a provincial police probe - nicknamed Operation Hammer - which resulted in Monday's arrests. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
In political terms the provincial electorate had decided that both the ANC and IFP must work together in the provincial government. From Wordnik.com. [THE ROAD TO CHAOS CAN BE STOPPED IN KWAZULU-NATAL] Reference
General Zod I don't think that there is anything necessarily contradictory in being called a provincial metropolitan liberal, is there?. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
This very reasonable offer was not received, but a proposition was made to form them into what was called a provincial corps of the line. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America] Reference
Photo caption: Quebec Premier Jean Charest, and his wife Michelle Dionne, check out their campaign bus after calling a provincial election. From Wordnik.com. [Macleans.ca] Reference
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