Extent
There is no fixed extent for China proper, as it is used to express the contrast between the core and frontier regions of China from multiple perspectives: historical, administrative, cultural, and linguistic.
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Famous quotes containing the word extent:
“To some extent I liken slavery to death.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)
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“I don’t think that a leader can control to any great extent his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.”
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