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Example sentences for: island

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This is an ideal island to put on your walking boots and take to the countryside.
from the enchanted, irradiated island of childhood" (Richard Corliss, Time ). Critics appreciate its avoidance of hackneyed gender politics, and its presentation of the boy's colorful, cartoonlike fantasies.
Comparing Figure 9to Figure 3in [ 1 ] , we located several areas of high OPR for breast cancer near the cluster of low breast cancer incidence identified in the local Moran analysis [ 1 ] . We also note the cluster of high breast cancer SMR found on southeastern Long Island is in an area of low OPR [ 1 ] . Based on map inspection, overall there appears to be a negative relationship between OPR and breast cancer incidence so that clusters of high breast cancer incidence occur where OPR is low, and clusters of low incidence occur where OPR is high.
Close by on Calle Colón is the beautiful 15th-century Casa de Colón; this elegant house with its charming courtyard was formerly the residence of the island’s first governor, and Columbus is said to have stayed here on three occasions.
Phaistós is probably the most dramatic Minoan site on the entire island.