Sentence examples for arbitrary borders from inspiring English sources

"This is a great country with only arbitrary borders," Prokhanov said.

"Information flows instantaneously without respect to somewhat arbitrary borders of geography or nation state.

Many scholars point out, however, that Afghanistan is hardly the only country in the world with arbitrary borders and a mix of ethnic and religious groups.

Most African countries, bequeathed arbitrary borders by their colonial heritages, are ethnically heterogeneous, and that has led to political problems, as groups compete for the spoils of government.

After France lost its grip on most of its Saharan colonies in 1960, the Tuareg found themselves a small minority divided among new nations created by arbitrary borders that meant little to them.

This means cooperation rather than competition, and it can happen through heavy infrastructure investment, building new lines on the map that transcend arbitrary borders and bring real economic value.

They had moved from comfort and familiarity to poverty and disarray within the space of a fortnight (the notice given to those who lived close to either side of the newly drawn, arguably arbitrary border).

Introduce harsh and arbitrary border controls.

Child soldiers manned arbitrary border crossings in the middle of the desert.

If you look at [the line between science and art] as an arbitrary border, a lot of avenues can open up and I wanted to explore those avenues".

And the reaction of the British public, when faced with proposals to introduce harsh and arbitrary border controls and keep the dangerous foreigners away?