The Dniester has something of a history as a border river, in previous centuries also having been the boundary between the Polish and Turkish empires.
The cemetery workers hope for something of a windfall once the borders are reopened for bodies.
Politically, the rise of Scottish nationalism has made the word "English" something of a swear-word north of the border.
The Thai authorities used to see the ethnic insurgents that operated along the border as something of a buffer against Myanmar's security forces.
Mr. Rich, once the outsider scratching at the door, has now become something of a gatekeeper, and his idea of border policing suggests dashes of progressivism sprinkled throughout his conservative landscape.
Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced on Tuesday he will officially endorse Texas Governor Rick Perry for the Republican presidential nomination, which could give Perry something of a credibility boost on immigration and border issues.
Switzerland, with its four official languages, considerable wealth and many shared borders, is something of a microcosm of a Western Europe that has become overwhelmingly secularized and increasingly unheeding of church doctrine.
The abandoned Afghan homestead, close to the border with Pakistan, had long been used by insurgents as a resting place on their way to fight in Afghanistan; now it accommodates a contingent of American and Afghan soldiers.This newest link in the chain of American border outposts is something of a fluke.
In Pennsylvania, which shares a long border with New York, Clinton enjoyed something of a home-court advantage; Obama will be playing with a similar small home-court advantage in Indiana, which shares a long border with Illinois.
Since he was turned back at the border anyway, that was something of a moot point.
