It is not, however, as if the Government of the Republic were indifferent to the fate of the provincial theatres or their progress in the field of operatic art.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
Besides, I think you noticed my accent-it's distinctly provincial, and not like yours or Derrick's-as soon as I told you I was a relative of his.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
If, however, the sermon chanced to have been printed in 1700 in some provincial town, its age would distinctly be an element of value.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard