Indeed, Kosovo's ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs roughly nine to one in this impoverished province of two million, and most of them support the rebels.

The Chinese government has been encouraging investment in its impoverished western provinces, making it easier for multinationals to win approval for joint ventures in cities like this one.

Some possible candidates are the four cellular companies planned for the impoverished northern provinces.

Naturally, talk of impoverished provinces disturbs me.

But it was precisely then that Greece fell to the Ottoman Empire and became one of its most impoverished provinces, economically and culturally.

Now Mr. Bugti is dead and the impoverished but energy-rich province of Baluchistan is in an uproar after an ill-explained military operation last month.

Roman commanders were never unduly concerned about barbarian incursions into this remote and impoverished province, so Priscus had to act cautiously.

The offshore oil was a new industry which could have very lucrative benefits for the impoverished province, however the federal government challenged Newfoundland's claimed ownership of the resource.

As governor of the impoverished province of La Rioja, he built a vast patronage base on the public payroll.

Since then, the 2 million Albanians in the impoverished province have been living under what they describe as a state of siege.