And troops were always marching across the far-flung provinces of the Empire to establish a new Caesar where another had been put to rout.

First, it wanted to knit the far-flung provinces together.

Its mineral wealth, as in many of Zaire's far-flung provinces, has been drained off for decades to enrich a distant, callous political elite.

Many far-flung provinces remained volatile as the political situation in Beijing stabilized.

Zaire's early history as an independent nation in the 1960's was repeatedly scarred by secession attempts by its far-flung provinces.

T Map This bright, upbeat eatery is one of the only places in town serving traditional dishes from far-flung provinces of Argentina.

Struck by the utter similarity, he starts to follow the girl to her hometown, which turned out to be a far-flung province.

It was the first bank to set up branches and A.T.M.'s in all 73 of Thailand's far-flung provinces.

He knew whereof he spoke, for in December of that year, a delegation of officials from all the far-flung provinces met to elect Sun Zhongshan president.

Political analysts say the divisive crisis could lead to violence or, in time, the disintegration of a country whose state has little presence or control over its far-flung provinces.