| St. Petersburg ceased to be the capital and entered a twilight period of forced isolation and provinciality that lasted decades. |
| One of the initial consequences of the shrinking of Iapetus was a gradual decline in the provinciality of fossils. |
| Yet, even for this purpose, the effects of provinciality can limit their geographic ranges and thus their usefulness. |
| Those who wrote in German needed to free themselves from charges of provinciality and from foreign dominance. |
| It carries its intelligence lightly, is never overbearing or flashy, and is devoid of obfuscation, provinciality and jargon. |
| Mainly provinciality is understood as mental characteristic meaning retardation of every sort and kind. |
