Sentence examples for on its frontiers from inspiring English sources
But the wars, instead of calming India, had a nasty way of stirring it up, either inside the country or on its frontiers, and this triggered yet more intervention, until, somehow, the British, who had never meant to be occupiers, occupied virtually the entire subcontinent.
In the long term, Europe would find that it has allowed an Islamic state to burgeon again on its frontiers, adding an external threat to its internal security woes.
Diocletian's reforms strengthened the governmental bureaucracy, reformed taxation, and strengthened the army, which bought the empire time but did not resolve the problems it was facing: excessive taxation, a declining birthrate, and pressures on its frontiers, among others.
Rome fell, some historians say, because of its inability to assimilate millions of "barbarians" on its frontiers.
India's borders are some of the world's most hotly contested: disputes on its frontiers have led to war with two of its neighbors, Pakistan and China.
The man in the now iconic photograph was Mozambican; thousands of his compatriots bolted homeward, and the government of Mozambique declared a state of emergency on its frontiers.
The announcement by Iraq underlined Baghdad's eagerness to ease the pressure on its frontier with Iran so it could concentrate strength in response to the military buildup in Saudi Arabia.
Hungary said it had reinstated border controls on its frontier with Slovenia, effectively suspending Europe's Schengen system of passport-free travel.
Meanwhile, Iran has re-opened a crossing on its frontier with the Kurdistan Region that it closed after the referendum - something it also opposed.
But as these titans amassed wealth and power, and as America ran out of free land on its frontier, the country faced the threat of a Serrata.
On Sunday, the migrants - many with children and babies - orderly boarded trains and buses that took them to the border with Serbia before heading farther north toward EU-member Hungary, which is building a razor wire fence on its frontier to prevent them from entering.
